FPA-12164

Sketewen

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Sketewen Wood
Nearest town: Balnaguard
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN936518

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 16 January 2025
Application accepted 15 January 2025
Consultation opens 25 February 2025
Consultation closes 25 March 2025
Decision issued 11 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.46 ha
Conifer: 3.46 ha

Official source

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FPA-12164

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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 May 2025 – 1 May 2027
Felling area: 3.46 ha
Estimated volume: 1,370 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.46 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	3.46 ha	65 yr	6,228	1,370 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	100%	3.46 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH16_1018_Pairc na Creige P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1354_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1354_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1354_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_1312WF P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Withdrawn	Proximity 4.1 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
Balnaguard Glen Site 139 Official SiteLink record for Balnaguard Glen ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity Point is inside the SSSI	Published area 58.16 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Balnaguard Glen

Site 139

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity Point is inside the SSSI

Published area 58.16 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 935 517

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 505

Brown earths

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with strong to very steep slopes: slightly and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Fungarth · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees