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FPA-13607

Melfort Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Barachuile Loch a’ Phearsain
Nearest town
Kilmelford
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NM854141

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

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 Not yet
  6. Restocking due 31 August 2033

Area

Total area
0.07 ha
Conifer
0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-13607

Find FPA-13607 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 13 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH20_0308-0318b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH16_0632

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 1.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0306-0309

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 1.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_0437_Melfort

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0308-0318

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 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 · NM 854 140

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

National soil map of Scotland

Lochs

Map unit 601

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

Water

Source code F9

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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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

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

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB45753 Barachuile Location

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Status Expired Distance 360 m away Area 8.66 ha Decision issued
FLA01330 Cuilfail Location

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Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 14.58 ha Decision issued
CB45309 Melfort Estate Location

Kilmelford

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Status Expired Distance 1.7 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

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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21FGS62167 Melfort Estate Location

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

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Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 87.87 ha Approved
23FGS76295 Kilchoan Lochs new woodland creation v2 Location

Kilchoan

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Status Approved Distance 5.4 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

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.