FPA-12186

East Sutherland LMP

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Fourpenny (53281, 53283) and Balvraid (53245)
Nearest town: Dornoch
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NH790927
Total area: 31.60 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 27 January 2025
Application accepted 6 February 2025
Consultation opens 12 February 2025
Consultation closes 12 March 2025
Decision issued 2 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12186

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 29 Jul 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area: 31.6 ha
Estimated volume: 10,804 m³
Thinning area: 28.12 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking: 31.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineMixed broadleavesScots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
53281	Clear Felling	Scots pine	10 ha	60 yr	—	2,000 m³	none
53281	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	2.4 ha	60 yr	—	130 m³	none
53283	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	3 ha	60 yr	3,961	1,101 m³	none
53283	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2.5 ha	60 yr	2,254	1,078 m³	none
53245	Clear Felling	Scots pine	5.9 ha	67 yr	2,023	2,599 m³	none
53245	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	7.8 ha	67 yr	4,093	2,363 m³	none

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before basal area (m²/ha)	After basal area (m²/ha)
53009	Scots pine	21.4 ha	1,106 m³	243	192
53009	Japanese larch	2.4 ha	100 m³	188	147
53009	Mixed conifers	2.9 ha	288 m³	346	247
53009	Mixed broadleaves	1.42 ha	39 m³	177	150

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
53245	Replant felled area	Scots pine	19.94%	6.3 ha	2,500	—	—
53245	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	7.28%	2.3 ha	2,500	—	—
53245	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	7.28%	2.3 ha	1,600	—	—
53245	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.8%	1.2 ha	—	—	—
53281	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	31.33%	9.9 ha	2,500	—	—
53281	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	3.8%	1.2 ha	1,600	—	—
53281	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.8%	1.2 ha	—	—	—
53283	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	16.46%	5.2 ha	2,500	—	—
53283	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	1.9%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
53283	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.9%	0.6 ha	—	—	—
Riparian Zone	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	2.53%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00337 Cambusmore Estate	Location Dornoch Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.92 ha	Key date Not published
FLA00859 Cambusmore Estate	Location Dornoch Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 19.3 ha	Decision issued 23 Dec 2015
CB15459 Balnapolaig	Location Dornoch Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 1.95 ha	Decision issued 4 Jun 2012
FLA02218 Camore	Location Dornoch Highland	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 2.31 ha	Decision issued 13 Jun 2017
FLA01582 Embo Trust Fourpenny Runrig	Location Embo/Dornoch Highland	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 4.3 ha	Decision issued 26 Sept 2016

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
17FGS21219 Silver Rock Woodland	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.0 km away	Area 259.72 ha	Approved 7 Apr 2020
22FGS64287 Culmaily Woodland Creation	Location Golspie Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 23.26 ha	Approved 9 Jan 2023
19FGS38303 TTH Cambusmore Woodland Creation	Location SUTHERLAND Highland	Status Approved	Distance 8.7 km away	Area 3.25 ha	Approved 15 Dec 2020
22FGS64425 Reidchalmai Woodlands	Location Rogart Highland	Status Approved	Distance 9.8 km away	Area 6.37 ha	Approved 9 Sept 2022
22FGS64405 Reidchalmai New Natural Regeneration	Location Rogart Highland	Status Expired	Distance 9.9 km away	Area 2.43 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:47 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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