FPA-11744

Letters

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Letters Forest
Nearest town: Strachur
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS070995

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 3 July 2024
Application accepted 2 July 2024
Consultation opens 13 February 2025
Consultation closes 13 March 2025
Decision issued 17 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 71.59 ha
Conifer: 71.59 ha

Official source

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FPA-11744

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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, 14:03 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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: 1 Jun 2025 – 1 Dec 2026
Felling area: 71.59 ha
Estimated volume: 35,860 m³
Proposed restocking: 71.59 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Coupe 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	40.9 ha	37 yr	81,800	20,450 m³	—
Coupe 2	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	2.75 ha	37 yr	5,760	1,440 m³	—
Coupe 2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.75 ha	37 yr	1,500	375 m³	—
Coupe 3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	19.45 ha	37 yr	40,020	10,005 m³	—
Coupe 3	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	4.46 ha	37 yr	7,800	1,950 m³	—
Coupe 3	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	3.28 ha	37 yr	6,560	1,640 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Coupe 2/3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	59%	42.24 ha	2,700	—	—
Coupe 2/3	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	23%	16.47 ha	2,700	—	—
Coupe 2/3	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8%	5.73 ha	1,600	—	—
Coupe 2/3	Create Designed Open Ground	Norway spruce	10%	7.16 ha	2,700	—	—

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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
STH22_0466 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 168 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0641-0645 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 508 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0635-0648 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0090-0092a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0343-0346 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 069 994

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 242

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association: Foudland
Parent material: Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform: Ridged lowland 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.

Fisherford · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
FOUDLAND(HG) · 50% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees