FPA-12088

Coille Badan West Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Coille Badan West Forest
Nearest town: Rosehall
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH428981

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Key dates

Application registered 9 December 2024
Application accepted 9 December 2024
Consultation opens 29 January 2025
Consultation closes 26 February 2025
Decision issued 20 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 27.21 ha
Conifer: 27.21 ha

Official source

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FPA-12088

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 24 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2028
Felling area: 27.21 ha
Estimated volume: 8,505 m³
Proposed restocking: 27.21 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce Western hemlock

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.58 ha	38 yr	10,154	2,132 m³	n/a
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	5.58 ha	38 yr	9,556	1,242 m³	n/a
CPt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.05 ha	36 yr	16,523	3,801 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	8 ha	36 yr	12,093	1,330 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	32.45%	8.83 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	32.45%	8.83 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	11.72%	3.19 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	1.29%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Western hemlock	1.29%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	10.22%	2.78 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpts 1 & 2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.58%	2.88 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 428 981

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 23

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Undulating lowlands and uplands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Badanloch · 35% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
Kildonan · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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