FPA-13508
Pitmain & Glenbanchor Estate
Under Consideration Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Kingussie
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH749030
Key dates
- Application registered 4 June 2026
- Application accepted 1 May 2026
- Consultation opens 7 August 2026
- Consultation closes 4 September 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 7.30 ha
- Conifer
- 5.30 ha
Official source
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First archived 8 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
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 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028
- Felling area
- 7.5 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,450 m³
- Thinning area
- 25 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 7.5 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Clear Felling | Sitka 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 | 5 ha | 50 yr | — | 1,800 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Scots pine | 25 ha | 750 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 6.67% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 18 | Replant felled Scots pine area | — | 26.67% | 2 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 23 | Replant felled Birch area | — | 13.33% | 1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 23 | Replant felled Scots pine area | — | 53.33% | 4 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 · NH 749 029
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peat
Map unit 3
Dystrophic basin peat
- Soil association
- Organic Soils
- Parent material
- Organic deposits
- Landform
- Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-9263 Pitmain and Glenbanchor - Windblow | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Expired | Distance 1.6 km away | Area 35.4 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-11036 Ardselma | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Expired | Distance 2.2 km away | Area 0.5 ha | Key date Not published |
| CB104306 Tullochard | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Expired | Distance 2.5 km away | Area 0.15 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA02669 Croila Croft | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Expired | Distance 2.7 km away | Area 0.1 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-8400 Dellmore of Kingussie | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.1 km away | Area 1.74 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FGS50483 Creag Bhalg Woodland Creation | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Approved | Distance 2.8 km away | Area 274.3 ha | Approved |
| 21FGS56648 Creag Bhuidhe Woodland Creation | Location Kingussie Highland | Status Approved | Distance 4.1 km away | Area 6.41 ha | Approved |
| 20FGS52243 Old Milton Woodland Regeneration Scheme | Location Drumguish Highland | Status Approved | Distance 5.5 km away | Area 4.54 ha | Approved |
| 17FGS14479 Ordan Shios Woodland Creation Scheme | Location Highland | Status Approved | Distance 6.9 km away | Area 243.8 ha | Approved |
| 22FGS63865 Glenbanchor New Woodland | Location Newtonmore Highland | Status Under Consideration | Distance 7.4 km away | Area 124.9 ha | Key date Not published |