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FPA-13508

Pitmain & Glenbanchor Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Grid square, not boundary NH749030 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Kingussie
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NH749030
Total area
7.30 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 1 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 7 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 7 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 4 November 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2033
  7. First archived 8 August 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13508

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
11 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028
Felling area
7.3 ha
Estimated volume
3,500 m³
Thinning area
25.2 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
7.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchMixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
18 Clear Felling Norway spruce 2 ha 50 yr — 750 m³ n/a
18 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.5 ha 50 yr — 150 m³ n/a
23 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.8 ha 50 yr — 1,800 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
26 Scots pine 25 ha 750 m³
23 Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 40 m³
23 Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
18 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 6.85% 0.5 ha 1,600 — —
18 Replant felled area Scots pine 27.4% 2 ha 2,500 — —
23 Replant felled area Birch 10.96% 0.8 ha 1,600 — —
23 Replant felled area Scots pine 54.79% 4 ha 2,500 — —

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
FPA-9263 Pitmain and Glenbanchor - Windblow Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 35.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-11036 Ardselma Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.5 ha Key date Not published
CB104306 Tullochard Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 0.15 ha Decision issued
FLA02669 Croila Croft Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-8400 Dellmore of Kingussie Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 1.74 ha Decision issued

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
20FGS50483 Creag Bhalg Woodland Creation Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 274.3 ha Approved
21FGS56648 Creag Bhuidhe Woodland Creation Location

Kingussie

Highland

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 6.41 ha Approved
20FGS52243 Old Milton Woodland Regeneration Scheme Location

Drumguish

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 4.54 ha Approved
17FGS14479 Ordan Shios Woodland Creation Scheme Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 243.8 ha Approved
22FGS63865 Glenbanchor New Woodland Location

Newtonmore

Highland

Status Under Consideration Distance 7.5 km away Area 124.9 ha Key date Not published

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  2. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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