FPA-12179
Balmac
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- North and South Dhivach
- Nearest town
- Drumnadrochit
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH479254
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
Area
- Total area
- 67.80 ha
- Conifer
- 67.80 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
- 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
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 479 253
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 457
Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleyed podzols
- Soil association
- Sabhail
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
- Landform
- Hills with gentle to steep slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Findon · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Sabhail · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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