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FPA-13275

Strathspey Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Dava
Nearest town
Dava
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ008387

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 24 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 17 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 20 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 18 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 29 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
9.76 ha
Conifer
9.76 ha

Official source

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FPA-13275

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
15 Apr 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Felling area
9.76 ha
Estimated volume
2,110 m³
Proposed restocking
9.76 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2401 Clear Felling Scots pine 3.21 ha 75 yr 4,000 1,500 m³
2401 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.28 ha 55 yr 300 100 m³
2401 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.32 ha 55 yr 600 200 m³
2402 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.54 ha 55 yr 1,200 300 m³
2405 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.41 ha 75 yr 30 10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2401 Replant felled area Scots pine 47.54% 4.64 ha 2,500
2401 Replant felled area Birch 7.68% 0.75 ha 2,500
2402 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 4.3% 0.42 ha 1,600
2402 Replant felled area Scots pine 17.21% 1.68 ha 2,500
2402 Create Designed Open Ground Scots pine 10.76% 1.05 ha 400
2402 Replant felled area Birch 8.3% 0.81 ha 2,500
2405 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed conifers 4.2% 0.41 ha 400
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Protected places

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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Moidach More

Site 1173

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 930.19 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 008 386

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 4

Dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Uplands and northern lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Blanket Peat · 100% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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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.

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