FPA-12248

Fanans Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Taynuilt
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN038266

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 12 February 2025
Application accepted 11 February 2025
Consultation opens 26 February 2025
Consultation closes 26 March 2025
Decision issued 11 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 16.08 ha
Conifer: 16.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-12248

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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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27 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:58 BST

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 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area: 16.08 ha
Estimated volume: 8,035 m³
Proposed restocking: 16.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14, 15, 16	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	14.43 ha	35 yr	20,200	7,600 m³	Tape
14, 15, 16	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	1.33 ha	35 yr	2,000	400 m³	Tape
14, 15, 16	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.32 ha	35 yr	475	35 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14, 15, 16	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	95%	15.28 ha	2,500	—	—
14, 15, 16	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5%	0.8 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH24_0316b Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 325 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0316a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 431 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1362 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0809-1049 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Glen Nant Site 717 Official SiteLink record for Glen Nant ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 503.29 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Glen Nant

Site 717

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 503.29 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 038 265

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 480

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Sourhope
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform: Terraced hills 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.

Edgerston · 35% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
Cowie · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees