New Cumnock, KA18

SUMMARY

A rare opportunity to purchase a remediated soil enriched former opencast coal site with a fully submitted planting scheme. The site, known as House of Water South extends to approximately 217.5 hectares (537 acres) and has a good internal road network. A significant part of the reinstated land has been grassed over and the intention is that, subject to the pending consent, the land is afforested with a, predominantly conifer, planting scheme. The reinstated land is extensively grassland with pending permission for a predominately conifer planting scheme. The site is adjacent to the North Kyle wind farm.

LOCATION/TIMBER MARKETS

The land is situated in a semi-rural location 4.5 miles west of New Cumnock. The larger regional centres of Ayr (18 miles) to the west and Glasgow (44 miles) to the north are within easy reach and provide extensive communication links. The primary road access being the B7046 to the north, whilst the Timber Transport Forum classifies the A76 as an Agreed Route for timber extraction. The site forms part of a much larger contiguous area of conifer forest, privately and state owned and has the attraction of benefitting from numerous sawmills and timber processors in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway including at Lockerbie, Troon, Dalbeattie and Irvine. Furthermore, large established processors in the North of England regularly source timber from this locality.

DESCRIPTION

This former opencast coal site presents an important large-scale opportunity for the creation of new productive woodland on a site benefiting from a soil enriched remediation, whilst at the same time facilitating the Scottish Government outcome of reducing the volume of vacant and derelict land and ensuring the recycling of nutrients from the wastewater industry. The land rises gently from approximately 220m above sea level at its lowest point to 250m at the central point of the site.

VIEWING

By appointment only