FPA-11978

South Killellan

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Campbeltown
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR685148

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Key dates

Application registered 22 October 2024
Application accepted 17 October 2024
Consultation opens 10 December 2024
Consultation closes 7 January 2025
Decision issued 6 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.12 ha
Conifer: 2.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-11978

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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 Sept 2026, 10:26 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 10:02 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: 18 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area: 2.04 ha
Estimated volume: 760 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.04 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Noble fir Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Hawthorn Mixed broadleaves Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.48 ha	40 yr	1,750	530 m³	—
A	Clear Felling	Noble fir	0.24 ha	40 yr	280	70 m³	—
B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	40 yr	190	110 m³	—
B	Clear Felling	Noble fir	0.16 ha	40 yr	190	50 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Replant felled area	Common alder	28%	0.57 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	28%	0.57 ha	1,600	—	—
B	Replant felled area	Rowan	28%	0.57 ha	1,600	—	—
B	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	16%	0.33 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH20_0345 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 13 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0342_1077 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 892 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0880-0881 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0879 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0340_0569 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NR 685 148

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 42

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Balrownie
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Lour · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees