FPA-13304

Castleton House - Eilean Mór

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Eilean Mòr
Nearest town: Lochgilphead
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR883839

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Key dates

Application registered 5 March 2026
Application accepted 2 March 2026
Consultation opens 15 May 2026
Consultation closes 12 June 2026
Decision issued 27 August 2026
Restocking due 31 May 2034

Area

Total area: 2.73 ha
Conifer: 2.73 ha

Official source

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FPA-13304

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First archived 25 August 2026 · last seen on the register 15 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:07 BST

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Status changed
28 Aug 2026, 06:01 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
First captured
25 Aug 2026, 06:01 BST

Status when first captured

Under Consideration

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: 30 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
Felling area: 2.73 ha
Estimated volume: 700 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.62 ha	65 yr	4,050	450 m³	Yes
1	Clear Felling	Larch	1.11 ha	65 yr	2,775	250 m³	Yes

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	100%	2.73 ha	600	—	—

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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
STH24_0592 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0479 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0633-0634 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0593-0609 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0368-0369 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 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 · NR 883 838

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 335

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association: Kintyre
Parent material: Drifts derived from Dalradian schists and red sandstones, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

KINTYRE(NCG) · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
KINTYRE(HG) · 50% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7030 Achnaba The Barr	Location Port Ann Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 2.17 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2020
CB475203 Achnaba the Barr	Location Lochgilphead Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 1.01 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2015
FPA-13663 Kilmory Woodland Park	Location Lochgilphead Argyll and Bute	Status Open For Comment	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 48.38 ha	Consultation ends 25 Sept 2026
FPA-7031 Achnaba	Location Port Ann Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 3.3 km away	Area 7.86 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2020
FLA02845 Brenfield	Location Inverneill Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 14.47 ha	Decision issued 22 Mar 2018