FPA-13612
Coulhill Wood
Under Consideration Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Coulhill Wood
- Nearest town
- Alness
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH643703
Key dates
- Application registered 22 July 2026
- Application accepted 17 July 2026
- Consultation opens 20 August 2026
- Consultation closes 18 August 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
Official source
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First archived 18 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 ↗
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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
- 20 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2028
- Felling area
- 0 ha
- Estimated volume
- 560 m³
- Thinning area
- 17.1 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitka spruce | 5.5 ha | 90 m³ |
| 1 | Western hemlock | 5.5 ha | 150 m³ |
| 2 | Sitka spruce | 2 ha | 120 m³ |
| 3 | Sitka spruce | 4.1 ha | 200 m³ |
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alness River Valley Site 51 Official SiteLink record for Alness River Valley ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 671 m away | Published area 28.19 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 643 702
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 97
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FLA01685 Coulhill Wood | Location Alness Highland | Status Expired | Distance 640 m away | Area 0.62 ha | Decision issued |
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Nearby records
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