FPA-11944

Alltruadh Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Leitire
Nearest town: Spean Bridge
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NN250911

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 October 2024
Application accepted 4 October 2024
Consultation opens 14 November 2024
Consultation closes 12 December 2024
Decision issued 13 January 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.64 ha
Conifer: 0.64 ha

Official source

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FPA-11944

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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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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 – 30 Jun 2025
Felling area: 0.64 ha
Estimated volume: 260 m³
Thinning area: 1.45 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Leitire	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.64 ha	34 yr	700	180 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Leitire	Mixed conifers	0.88 ha	72 m³	280	210
Leitire	Mixed conifers	0.57 ha	8 m³	170	160

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Leitire	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	50%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
Leitire	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	50%	0.32 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH18_0678 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Issued	Proximity 3.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_0678

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Issued

Proximity 3.0 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Parallel Roads of Lochaber Site 1272 Official SiteLink record for Parallel Roads of Lochaber ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 14,492.03 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Parallel Roads of Lochaber

Site 1272

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 14,492.03 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 250 911

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 503

Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleys

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hummocky valley moraines

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Strichen · 85% Humus-iron podzols
Hythie · 15% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees