FPA-12179

Balmac

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

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Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: North and South Dhivach
Nearest town: Drumnadrochit
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NH479254
Total area: 67.80 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 21 January 2025
Application accepted 20 January 2025
Consultation opens 6 February 2025
Consultation closes 6 February 2025
Decision issued 25 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12179

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 22 Jan 2025 – 1 Jan 2027
Felling area: 67.8 ha
Estimated volume: 11,209 m³
Proposed restocking: 67.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchLodgepole pineScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
6a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.1 ha	45 yr	10,200	980 m³	—
6a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2.3 ha	45 yr	3,450	380 m³	—
6a	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	3.4 ha	45 yr	5,100	560 m³	—
6a	Clear Felling	Larch	0.6 ha	45 yr	900	98 m³	—
6b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.5 ha	45 yr	5,000	555 m³	—
6b	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.5 ha	45 yr	300	50 m³	—
5a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	15.6 ha	45 yr	31,200	3,000 m³	—
5a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	6.8 ha	45 yr	10,350	1,137 m³	—
5a	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	10.4 ha	45 yr	15,600	1,714 m³	—
5a	Clear Felling	Larch	1.7 ha	45 yr	2,550	280 m³	—
5b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.2 ha	45 yr	12,400	1,190 m³	—
5b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2.8 ha	45 yr	4,200	460 m³	—
5b	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	4.2 ha	45 yr	6,300	690 m³	—
5b	Clear Felling	Larch	0.7 ha	45 yr	1,050	115 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
6a	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	14.31%	9.7 ha	2,500	—	—
6a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.62%	1.1 ha	1,600	—	—
6a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.88%	0.6 ha	—	—	—
6b	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	10.03%	6.8 ha	2,500	—	—
6b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.59%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
6b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.18%	0.8 ha	—	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	41.45%	28.1 ha	2,500	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	9.29%	6.3 ha	1,600	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.15%	0.1 ha	500	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	15.04%	10.2 ha	2,500	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.72%	3.2 ha	1,600	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.59%	0.4 ha	500	—	—
5b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.15%	0.1 ha	—	—	—

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8407 Balmac	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Expired	Distance 438 m away	Area 48.4 ha	Decision issued 13 Oct 2023
FPA-10797 Balmac	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Expired	Distance 438 m away	Area 11.4 ha	Decision issued 23 Aug 2023
FPA-9831 Balmac	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Expired	Distance 438 m away	Area 49.5 ha	Decision issued 1 Sept 2022
FPA-11242 Balmac	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 44.46 ha	Decision issued 2 Feb 2024
FLA02244 Clunemore Forest	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 13.38 ha	Decision issued 22 Sept 2017

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
25FGS89359 South Bunloit New Wood	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 18.25 ha	Approved 11 Feb 2026
18FGS29638 Achmonie Farm	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 5.9 km away	Area 5.65 ha	Approved 14 Feb 2019
20FGS53646 Culnakirk Woodland Creation	Location Drumnadrochit Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 64.87 ha	Approved 9 Dec 2020
16FGS11076 Easter Aberchalder Woodlands	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 9.4 km away	Area 10.58 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:49 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:01 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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