FPA-11925

Pitglassie Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Farm Woodlands Cpt 1 - 4
Nearest town: Dingwall and Lentran
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH545582

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Key dates

Application registered 23 September 2024
Application accepted 23 September 2024
Consultation opens 21 January 2025
Consultation closes 18 February 2025
Decision issued 3 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2032

Area

Total area: 1.33 ha
Conifer: 1.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-11925

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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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9 Jul 2026, 10:00 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: 21 Jan 2025 – 30 Sept 2029
Felling area: 1.33 ha
Estimated volume: 210 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sessile oak Silver birch Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.84 ha	40 yr	800	150 m³	Tape
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.29 ha	40 yr	200	50 m³	Tape
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	40 yr	20	10 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1a	Replant felled area	Sycamor e	18.05%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1a	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	18.8%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1a	Replant felled area	Silver birch	26.32%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Sycamor e	21.8%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3	Replant felled area	Sycamor e	15.04%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Lower River Conon Site 1105 Official SiteLink record for Lower River Conon ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 965 m away	Published area 284.98 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Cromarty Firth Site 467 Official SiteLink record for Cromarty Firth ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.3 km away	Published area 3,146.4 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Lower River Conon

Site 1105

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 965 m away

Published area 284.98 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Cromarty Firth

Site 467

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.3 km away

Published area 3,146.4 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 544 582

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 454

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Sabhail
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Mount Eagle · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Findon · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00702 Knockbain	Location Dingwall Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 5 Oct 2015
FLA00558 Dingwall Mart	Location Dingwall Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 1.66 ha	Decision issued 8 Sept 2015
FLA-6091 Knockbain Farm	Location Dingwall Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.45 ha	Decision issued 26 Mar 2019
FLA01112 Knockbain	Location Dingwall Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 29 Mar 2016
FLA02140 Knockbain	Location Dingwall Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 16 Jun 2017