← All woodland creation applications

18FGS28918

Balnacoil New Woodlands

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • Approved woodland creation area — Conifer
  • Approved woodland creation area — Diverse Conifer
  • Approved woodland creation area — Native Upland Birch

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NC818149 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

Country
Scotland
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NC818149
Total area
158.09 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 29 November 2018
  3. Consultation opens 1 June 2018
  4. Consultation closes 29 June 2018
  5. Decision issued 29 November 2018
  6. First archived 27 July 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

18FGS28918

Find this record on the official register

Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

  • Conifer · 27.5661 ha · Approved 2018 · Planned claim 2019
  • Diverse Conifer · 102.7193 ha · Approved 2018 · Planned claim 2019
  • Native Upland Birch · 27.1576 ha · Approved 2018 · Planned claim 2019

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination Mapped claim area Claims
Mixed Woodland 86.58 ha
Pine - Scots 3.8 ha
Spruce - Sitka 19.22 ha
Mixed broadleaves 34.34 ha

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA-6302 Balnacoil Estate Location

Brora

Highland

Status Expired Distance 704 m away Area 13.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-7144 Balnacoil Estate Location

Brora

Highland

Status Expired Distance 6.9 km away Area 42.29 ha Decision issued
FLA03362 Sutherland Estate Location

Brora

Highland

Status Expired Distance 9.8 km away Area 0.7 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
19FGS42023 Kilbraur Shelter and Timber Production Location

ROGART

Highland

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 91.85 ha Approved
21FGS58843 Gordonbush new woodlands Location

Brora

Highland

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 186.16 ha Approved
19FGS43223 No1 Sciberscross Woodland Creation Location

SUTHERLAND

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 2.66 ha Approved
19FGS45383 Banscol Woodland Creation Location

ROGART

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 8.84 ha Approved
17FGS14077 CPT 2 woodland creation Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 9.8 km away Area 4.88 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

StandingWire Pro

Get the
lay of the land.

Quick, easy desktop site assessments. Start with a land-agent listing or an OS grid reference, and get a clear written summary of your site with Location Analysis.

Review soils, peat, land capability and designations with Location Analysis. Find your next opportunity with the Listings Feed’s saved searches, alerts and shared shortlist.

Explore StandingWire Pro
Land listing Grid reference or
Location Analysis EXAMPLE FINDINGS SOILS PEAT LCA DESIGNATIONS Peaty gleys · Brown earths Mostly mineral · some deep peat 4.2 / 5.2 0 at site · 2 nearby