FPA-12418
Rossie Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpt 1,2 & 3
- Nearest town
- Auchtermuchty
- Local authority
- Fife Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO260123
Key dates
- Application registered 31 March 2025
- Application accepted 7 March 2025
- Consultation opens 28 April 2025
- Consultation closes 26 May 2025
- Decision issued 21 July 2025
- Restocking due 31 March 2030
Area
- Total area
- 1.41 ha
- Conifer
- 0.18 ha
Official source
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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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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
- 20 May 2025 – 20 May 2027
- Felling area
- 1.41 ha
- Estimated volume
- 385 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.41 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.48 ha | 40 yr | 525 | 140 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.35 ha | 40 yr | 310 | 80 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.14 ha | 40 yr | 80 | 30 m³ | — |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.4 ha | 40 yr | 400 | 120 m³ | — |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.04 ha | 40 yr | 40 | 15 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Birch | 25% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 25% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 25% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hawthor n | 25% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Birch | 32.65% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Oak | 32.65% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Hawthor n | 34.69% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Birch | 31.82% | 0.14 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 34.09% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Hawthor n | 34.09% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 259 123
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 472
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Sourhope
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Sourhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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