FPA-12512

Formonthills

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Formonthills
Nearest town: Glenrothes
Local authority: Fife Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NO255029

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 30 April 2025
Application accepted 30 April 2025
Consultation opens 19 June 2025
Consultation closes 18 June 2025
Decision issued 19 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.31 ha
Conifer: 1.31 ha

Official source

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FPA-12512

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 13:34 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area: 1.31 ha
Estimated volume: 863 m³
Thinning area: 9.72 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 1.31 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	European larch	0.08 ha	60 yr	46	59 m³	none
A	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.03 ha	60 yr	15	14 m³	none
B	Clear Felling	European larch	0.9 ha	60 yr	267	356 m³	none
B	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.3 ha	60 yr	21	20 m³	none

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
C	European larch	0.5 ha	69 m³
C	Poplar	0.2 ha	24 m³
D	European larch	0.02 ha	4 m³
E	Scots pine	0.2 ha	11 m³
E	Oak	0.1 ha	1 m³
F	Scots pine	0.6 ha	34 m³
F	Oak	0.3 ha	2 m³
G	Scots pine	1.3 ha	51 m³
G	Oak	0.9 ha	6 m³
H	Scots pine	3.3 ha	177 m³
H	Oak	1.6 ha	11 m³
I	Scots pine	0.4 ha	23 m³
I	Oak	0.3 ha	1 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	8.4%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
B	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	91.6%	1.2 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Holl Meadows Site 790 Official SiteLink record for Holl Meadows ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 699 m away	Published area 5.02 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Holl Meadows

Site 790

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 699 m away

Published area 5.02 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 254 028

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 445

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7468 Formonthills	Location Glenrothes Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 16 Sept 2020
CB02218 Formonthills	Location Glenrothes Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 9 ha	Decision issued 13 Apr 2012
FPA-11920 Sapphire Papermill	Location Leslie Fife	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.52 ha	Approved 2 Dec 2024
FPA-10289 Coul Den	Location Glenrothes Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 20 Feb 2023
FPA-11891 East Conland	Location Glenrothes Fife	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.16 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2024