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FPA-13374

Saline Shaw Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
North and South Shaw Wood
Nearest town
Saline
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS995937

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 31 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 30 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 28 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 18 June 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
3.05 ha
Conifer
3.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-13374

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    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
16 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Felling area
3.05 ha
Estimated volume
1,097.6 m³
Thinning area
4.44 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.05 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand fir Larch Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.27 ha 55 yr 660 705 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Larch 0.2 ha 55 yr 20 21 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling Grand fir 1.41 ha 45 yr 336 356 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.17 ha 50 yr 117 15.6 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
1b Mixed conifers 0.64 ha 100 25
1b Birch 3 ha 1,100 950
1b Mixed broadleaves 0.8 ha 260 220

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 37.5% 1.32 ha 1,600
2 Create Designed Open Ground 4.26% 0.15 ha
1a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 40.34% 1.42 ha 1,600
1a Create Designed Open Ground 4.55% 0.16 ha
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH16_0697_Middle_Grange

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 994 936

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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