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FPA-12210

Carnell Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Carnell Estates Woods
Nearest town
Hurlford
Local authority
South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS462321

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 31 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 24 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 1 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
6.51 ha
Conifer
5.88 ha
Broadleaf
0.64 ha

Official source

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FPA-12210

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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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  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
1 Apr 2025 – 30 Mar 2027
Felling area
6.51 ha
Estimated volume
3,623 m³
Thinning area
10.15 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
6.51 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 40 yr 400 80 m³
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.15 ha 40 yr 200 40 m³
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.14 ha 40 yr 200 40 m³
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 40 yr 50 15 m³
Cpt 4 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.04 ha 70 yr 20 5 m³
Cpt 4 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.04 ha 70 yr 20 5 m³
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.67 ha 70 yr 2,000 900 m³
Cpt 9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 40 yr 300 90 m³
Cpt11 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 40 yr 1,600 500 m³
Cpt 12 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.64 ha 40 yr 1,400 350 m³
Cpt 12 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.16 ha 40 yr 160 80 m³
Cpt 13 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.49 ha 70 yr 1,500 550 m³
Cpt 6 Clear Felling European larch 0.3 ha 40 yr 200 70 m³
Cpt 6 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.3 ha 40 yr 200 70 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
Cpt 2 Mixed conifers 0.49 ha 25 m³
Cpt 2 Mixed broadleaves 0.5 ha 25 m³
Cpt 5 Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 40 m³
Cpt 5 Mixed broadleaves 0.64 ha 40 m³
Cpt 7 Sitka spruce 1.67 ha 80 m³
Cpt 7 Scots pine 0.84 ha 40 m³
Cpt 7 Mixed broadleaves 0.84 ha 40 m³
Cpt 8 Sitka spruce 1.42 ha 200 m³
Cpt 8 Scots pine 0.72 ha 100 m³
Cpt 8 Silver birch 0.72 ha 50 m³
Cpt 8 Mixed broadleaves 0.72 ha 50 m³
Cpt 10 Sitka spruce 0.84 ha 126 m³
Cpt 10 Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 12 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.68% 0.37 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 1.69% 0.11 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.69% 0.11 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Restock by natural regeneration Birch 2.3% 0.15 ha 1,100
Cpt 3 Restock by natural regeneration Silver birch 2.61% 0.17 ha 1,100
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Western hemlock 0.61% 0.04 ha 2,500
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Douglas fir 0.23% 0.02 ha 2,500
Cpt 4 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 0.23% 0.02 ha 1,100
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 20.89% 1.36 ha 2,500
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Douglas fir 6.91% 0.45 ha 2,500
Cpt 6 Replant felled area Scots pine 7.07% 0.46 ha 2,500
Cpt 9 Replant felled area Scots pine 2.61% 0.17 ha 2,500
Cpt 11 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.69% 0.24 ha 2,500
Cpt 11 Replant felled area Douglas fir 3.69% 0.24 ha 2,500
Cpt 11 Replant felled area Western hemlock 2.46% 0.16 ha 2,500
Cpt 11 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 2.46% 0.16 ha 1,100
Cpt 12 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.69% 0.24 ha 2,500
Cpt 12 Replant felled area Douglas fir 3.69% 0.24 ha 2,500
Cpt 12 Replant felled area Western hemlock 2.46% 0.16 ha 2,500
Cpt 12 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 2.46% 0.16 ha 1,100
Cpt 13 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.82% 0.9 ha 2,500
Cpt 13 Replant felled area Scots pine 4.61% 0.3 ha 2,500
Cpt 13 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 4.45% 0.29 ha 1,100
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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

STH20_0425 Craigbyre Wood

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 195 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0536 Barr Hil Wood

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0780

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0779 Hollybush

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.2 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 462 321

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 331

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Kilmarnock
Parent material
Drifts derived from igneous and sedimentary rocks of Carboniferous age
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.

  • Kilmarnock · 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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Status Expired Distance 5.1 km away Area 11.5 ha Decision issued

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

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Within 10 km
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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.