FPA-12128
Strathspey Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Blairemore, Balnaclash, Auchnarrow
- Nearest town
- Grantown
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ062319
Key dates
- Application registered 7 January 2025
- Application accepted 7 January 2025
- Consultation opens 20 March 2025
- Consultation closes 20 March 2025
- Decision issued 20 March 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 9.03 ha
- Conifer
- 1.70 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12128 Find FPA-12128 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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
- 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 Jun 2025 – 28 Feb 2027
- Felling area
- 9.03 ha
- Estimated volume
- 7,280 m³
- Thinning area
- 40.05 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 9.03 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S30/26 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 7.33 ha | 60 yr | 10,262 | 5,100 m³ | Marked Boundary |
| S30/26 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.7 ha | 60 yr | 2,380 | 1,100 m³ | Marked Boundary |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| S30/27 | Scots pine | 6.38 ha | 160 m³ |
| S30/27 | Sitka spruce | 1.25 ha | 20 m³ |
| S30/27 | Larch | 2.07 ha | 20 m³ |
| S30/27 | Birch | 2.33 ha | 20 m³ |
| S30/35 | Lodgepole pine | 16.61 ha | 500 m³ |
| S30/35 | Scots pine | 6.82 ha | 160 m³ |
| S30/35 | Norway spruce | 4.59 ha | 200 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S30/26 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 65.01% | 5.87 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| S30/26 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 24.92% | 2.25 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| S30/26 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 10.08% | 0.91 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 062 319
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 20
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Arkaig
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Birichin · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-12127 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown Highland | Status Approved | Distance 283 m away | Area 0 ha | Approved |
| FLA00789 Tom An Uird Forest | Location Cromdale Highland | Status Expired | Distance 2.8 km away | Area 1.88 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-11430 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.0 km away | Area 1.15 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA01635 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown on Spey Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.1 km away | Area 0.06 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-12898 Tombain Plantation | Location Grantown on Spey Highland | Status Approved | Distance 3.8 km away | Area 4.9 ha | Approved |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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