FPA-13692

Laoigh Glen Dam

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dam Wood
Nearest town: Sandbank
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS060866

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Key dates

Application registered 31 August 2026
Application accepted 27 August 2026
Consultation opens 4 September 2026
Consultation closes 2 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.20 ha
Conifer: 0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-13692

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First archived 5 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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First captured
5 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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: 10 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2028
Felling area: 0.2 ha
Estimated volume: 150 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Sessile oak Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	40 yr	500	150 m³	PAINT

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	30%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Alder	30%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Willow	30%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.02 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH23_0466_0468 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 22 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0757 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 372 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0684 Glen Laoigh P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0465_0469_0472_0983 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_1084a 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 · NS 060 865

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 504

Peaty gleyed podzols with peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hummocky valley and slope moraines

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Gaerlie · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Hythie · 35% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees