FPA-12175
Forest Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Compartment 2
- Nearest town
- Craighouse, Jura
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NR540720
Key dates
- Application registered 21 January 2025
- Application accepted 17 January 2025
- Consultation opens 10 March 2025
- Consultation closes 7 April 2025
- Decision issued 8 April 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.73 ha
- Conifer
- 1.73 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 1.73 ha
- Estimated volume
- 740 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.73 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Alder Birch Noble fir Norway spruce Rowan Western red cedar Willow
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.05 ha | 50 yr | 1,300 | 440 m³ | TAPE |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.21 ha | 50 yr | 260 | 60 m³ | TAPE |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.47 ha | 50 yr | 506 | 240 m³ | TAPE |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Replant felled area | Alder | 1.73% | 0.03 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Birch | 9.83% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.89% | 0.05 ha | — | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Noble fir | 8.09% | 0.14 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 37.57% | 0.65 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Western red cedar | 8.09% | 0.14 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 2.31% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Willow | 2.31% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 12.14% | 0.21 ha | — | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Noble fir | 2.31% | 0.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 10.4% | 0.18 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Western red cedar | 2.31% | 0.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NR 539 720
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 188
Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat
- Soil association
- Durnhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from quartzites and quartzose grits
- Landform
- Hills and hill sides with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Balloch · 70% Peaty gleys
- Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-11348 Forest Estate | Location Compartment 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 300 m away | Area 18.28 ha | Decision issued |
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| FLA01562 The Forest Estate, Jura | Location Craighouse Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 2.1 km away | Area 7.55 ha | Decision issued |
| CB222216 Inver Estate | Location Feolin, Jura Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 9.4 km away | Area 15.83 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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