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FPA-13607

Melfort Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Grid square, not boundary NM854141 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Barachuile Loch a’ Phearsain
Nearest town
Kilmelford
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Forestry administration
Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NM854141
Total area
0.07 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 July 2026
  2. Application accepted 15 July 2026
  3. Consultation opens 12 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 9 September 2026
  5. Decision issued 14 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 31 August 2033
  7. First archived 13 August 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13607

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area
0.07 ha
Estimated volume
25 m³
Proposed restocking
0.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Melfort Estate Loch a’ Phearsain Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.07 ha 49 yr 100 25 m³ Flagging Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Barachuile Loch a’ Phearsain Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.07 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
CB45753 Barachuile Location

Kilmelford

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 430 m away Area 8.66 ha Decision issued
FLA01330 Cuilfail Location

Kilmelford

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 14.58 ha Decision issued
CB45309 Melfort Estate Location

Kilmelford

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 16.78 ha Decision issued
FLA-6147 Part Melfort Woodlands Location

Kilmelford

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 0.2 ha Decision issued
FPA-12805 Kilchoan Estate Location

Kilmelford

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 13.77 ha Approved

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
21FGS62167 Melfort Estate Location

Oban

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 18.5 ha Approved
18FGS35298 Kilchoan Melfort NWC 2018 Location

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 87.87 ha Approved
23FGS76295 Kilchoan Lochs new woodland creation v2 Location

Kilchoan

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 71.04 ha Approved
15FGS03778 Scammadale Woodland Creation Location

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 9.2 km away Area 143.97 ha Approved
23FGS70394 Clachan Farm Native Woodland Creation Location

Oban

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 9.6 km away Area 50 ha Approved

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. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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