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26FGS93961

Couldoran NWC

Open For Comment Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Lochcarron
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG842460

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 August 2026
  2. Application accepted 4 September 2026
  3. Consultation opens 21 September 2026
  4. Consultation closes 19 October 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet

Area

Total area
185.33 ha
Broadleaf
160.56 ha
Natural reserve (NNR)
24.77 ha

Official source

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26FGS93961

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First archived 22 September 2026 · last seen on the register 22 September 2026.

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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

Rassal

Site 1332

Official SiteLink record for Rassal
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 1,018.72 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Beinn Bhan

Site 164

Official SiteLink record for Beinn Bhan
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 4,171.74 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NG 842 460

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 559

Peaty gleyed podzols with peaty gleys

Soil association
Torridon
Parent material
Drifts derived from Torridonian sandstones and grits
Landform
Hill sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • TORRIDON(PP) · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • TORRIDON(PG) · 50% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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Highland

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FPA-13687 Croft 12 Achintraid Location

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Highland

Status Open For Comment Distance 7.5 km away Area 0.8 ha Consultation ends
FLA00096 Kirkton Wood Location

Lochcarron

Highland

Status Expired Distance 8.2 km away Area 76.2 ha Decision issued
FLA-6143 Roads Depot, Lochcarron, Wester Ross Location

Lochcarron, Wester Ross

Highland

Status Expired Distance 8.8 km away Area 0.16 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Status Under Consideration Distance 2.9 km away Area 66.04 ha Key date Not published
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Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.7 km away Area 61.06 ha Approved
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Sheildaig

Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.7 km away Area 260.56 ha Approved
18FGS32438 Croft 305 Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.9 km away Area 1.6 ha Approved

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