FPA-11887

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Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Cladich
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN108222

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Key dates

Application registered 4 September 2024
Application accepted 3 August 2024
Consultation opens 14 November 2024
Consultation closes 12 December 2024
Decision issued 19 December 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 49.33 ha
Conifer: 49.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-11887

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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, 10:27 BST

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First captured
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: 30 Nov 2024 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 49.33 ha
Estimated volume: 30,780 m³
Proposed restocking: 49.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	24.62 ha	40 yr	39,390	15,450 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	17.1 ha	40 yr	27,360	10,730 m³	Tape
7	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.12 ha	40 yr	11,390	4,470 m³	Tape
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.18 ha	40 yr	240	48 m³	Tape
2	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.18 ha	40 yr	240	48 m³	Tape
7	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.13 ha	40 yr	170	34 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	3%	1.48 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.7%	15.64 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15.6%	7.7 ha	—	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	2.3%	1.13 ha	2,700	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	17.1%	8.44 ha	2,700	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15.7%	7.74 ha	—	—	—
7	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.7%	5.28 ha	2,700	—	—
7	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.9%	1.92 ha	—	—	—

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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
S_P_0371_Cladich2 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 650 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0299_0301 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Closed	Proximity 949 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1161 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0795 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0975a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 107 222

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 511

Peaty gleys with peaty rankers with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Rugged hills with gentle to strong slopes: very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Hythie · 35% Peaty gleys
Vorlich · 35% Peaty rankers
Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees