FPA-11766

Garpel

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Muirkirk
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS627280

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 16 July 2024
Application accepted 23 July 2024
Consultation opens 28 April 2025
Consultation closes 27 April 2025
Decision issued 28 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 5.17 ha
Conifer: 3.93 ha
Broadleaf: 0.51 ha

Official source

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FPA-11766

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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, 13:59 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST

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: 1 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area: 5.17 ha
Estimated volume: 1,660 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.37 ha	40 yr	1,500	450 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.46 ha	40 yr	1,600	480 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	40 yr	1,200	360 m³	n/a
3	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.51 ha	40 yr	400	120 m³	Marker
4	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.73 ha	40 yr	825	250 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	26.5%	1.37 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	28.24%	1.46 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	31.14%	1.61 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	14.12%	0.73 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
STH19_1022 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_1251 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0531 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - Hybrid	Status Closed	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0557 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1042 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.8 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Muirkirk Uplands Site 8166 Official SiteLink record for Muirkirk Uplands ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity Point is inside the SSSI	Published area 19,154 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Greenock Mains Site 744 Official SiteLink record for Greenock Mains ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 427 m away	Published area 9.04 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Muirkirk Uplands

Site 8166

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity Point is inside the SSSI

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Greenock Mains

Site 744

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 427 m away

Published area 9.04 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 626 279

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees