FPA-12240
Pitcastle Estate
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Oak Wood
- Nearest town
- Strathtay
- Local authority
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN907534
Key dates
- Application registered 10 February 2025
- Application accepted 10 February 2025
- Consultation opens 21 February 2025
- Consultation closes 21 March 2025
- Decision issued 7 April 2025
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 1.19 ha
- Conifer
- 0.19 ha
- Broadleaf
- 1.00 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 10 Mar 2025 – 1 Apr 2025
- Felling area
- 1.19 ha
- Estimated volume
- 91 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.19 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 1 ha | 70 yr | 20 | 68 m³ | numbered 1-20 |
| Oak Wood | Felling Individual Trees | Sitka spruce | 0.19 ha | 60 yr | 5 | 23 m³ | numbered 1-5 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Wood | Restock with individual trees | Oak | 84.03% | 1 ha | — | 50 | — |
| Oak Wood | Restock with individual trees | Hazel | 15.97% | 0.19 ha | — | 100 | — |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
| STH24_1312WF P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status | Proximity 3.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NN 906 533
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 98
Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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