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FPA-11877

Kinnettles Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Castle Woods
Nearest town
Douglastown
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO434466

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 3 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 3 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 23 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
4.45 ha
Conifer
4.24 ha
Broadleaf
0.21 ha

Official source

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FPA-11877

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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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  2. 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
7 Oct 2024 – 5 Jul 2027
Felling area
6.9 ha
Estimated volume
9,930.6 m³
Thinning area
11.47 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
6.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 1.28 ha 75 yr 2,300 690.12 m³ n/a
2a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.43 ha 75 yr 767 230.04 m³ n/a
2a Clear Felling Beech 0.21 ha 75 yr 383 115.02 m³ n/a
2a Clear Felling Oak 0.11 ha 75 yr 192 57.51 m³ n/a
2a Clear Felling Sycamore 0.11 ha 75 yr 192 57.51 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Scots pine 1 ha 75 yr 1,802 540.54 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.21 ha 75 yr 386 115.83 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Sycamore 0.14 ha 75 yr 257 77.22 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Beech 0.07 ha 75 yr 129 38.61 m³ n/a
5a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.42 ha 75 yr 752 225.72 m³ n/a
5a Clear Felling Sycamore 0.3 ha 75 yr 547 164.16 m³ n/a
5a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.04 ha 75 yr 68 20.52 m³ n/a
6a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.88 ha 65 yr 1,584 475.2 m³ n/a
6a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.88 ha 65 yr 1,584 475.2 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling Oak 0.37 ha 65 yr 664 199.26 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling Sycamore 0.29 ha 65 yr 516 154.98 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling Beech 0.08 ha 65 yr 147 44.28 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling Ash 0.04 ha 65 yr 73 22.14 m³ n/a
6b Clear Felling European larch 0.04 ha 65 yr 73 22.14 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
4c Sycamore 6.89 ha 3,722.76 m³
4c Beech 2.3 ha 1,240.92 m³
4c Silver birch 0.57 ha 310.23 m³
4c Oak 0.57 ha 310.23 m³
4c Douglas fir 0.57 ha 310.23 m³
4c Norway spruce 0.57 ha 310.23 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 10.87% 0.75 ha 2,500
2a Replant felled area Norway spruce 10.72% 0.74 ha 2,500
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.32% 0.16 ha 2,500
2a Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.32% 0.16 ha 2,500
2a Replant felled area Aspen 2.32% 0.16 ha 1,600
2a Replant felled area Silver birch 2.32% 0.16 ha 1,600
2a Replant felled area Sessile oak 4.49% 0.31 ha 1,600
2a Replant felled area Birch 4.06% 0.28 ha 1,600
3a Replant felled area Scots pine 4.06% 0.28 ha 1,600
3a Replant felled area Aspen 4.06% 0.28 ha 1,600
3a Replant felled area Silver birch 4.06% 0.28 ha 1,600
3a Replant felled area Sessile oak 2.75% 0.19 ha 1,600
3a Replant felled area Birch 2.75% 0.19 ha 1,600
5a Replant felled area Silver birch 2.75% 0.19 ha 1,600
5a Replant felled area Sessile oak 2.75% 0.19 ha 1,600
5a Replant felled area Rowan 11.74% 0.81 ha 1,600
5a Replant felled area Wych elm 5.07% 0.35 ha 1,600
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 5.07% 0.35 ha 2,500
6b Replant felled area Goat willow 5.07% 0.35 ha 1,200
6b Replant felled area Rowan 5.36% 0.37 ha 1,200
6b Replant felled area Common alder 5.07% 0.35 ha 1,200
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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

STH17_0217_0218_0219_0220

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Closed Proximity 942 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_0216

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Closed Proximity 993 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH16_0205

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 1.0 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 · NO 434 466

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands 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.

  • Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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