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FPA-12148

Arecleoch

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Markhill/Chirmorie Wind Farm
Nearest town
Barrhill
Local authority
South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS211786

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 13 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 4 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 4 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 4 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
4.00 ha
Conifer
4.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-12148

Find FPA-12148 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

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

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window
28 Feb 2025 – 30 Jul 2025
Felling area
4 ha
Estimated volume
3,150 m³
Proposed restocking
4 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Aspen Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
ALL Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4 ha 40 yr 4,100 3,150 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
ALL Replant felled area Aspen 25% 1 ha 1,600
ALL Replant felled area Rowan 25% 1 ha 1,600
ALL Replant felled area Oak 25% 1 ha 1,600
ALL Replant felled area Alder 25% 1 ha 1,600
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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

STH22_0575

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1936

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1372

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

UK/PH/AC/01112012

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0646-0823

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.4 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 210 785

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

National soil map of Scotland

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Land Capability for Forestry

No mapped record covers this point.

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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.