FPA-13340

Bishopsfauld Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Shelter belt 14BF
Nearest town: Comrie
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN778187

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 March 2026
Application accepted 25 March 2026
Consultation opens 14 April 2026
Consultation closes 12 May 2026
Decision issued 14 May 2026
Restocking due 15 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.50 ha
Conifer: 0.45 ha

Official source

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FPA-13340

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 20 August 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:54 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:10 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: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
Felling area: 0.5 ha
Estimated volume: 35.59 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand fir Hybrid larch Lodgepole pine Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hazel Holly Oak Rowan Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14BF	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.25 ha	35 yr	28	19.6 m³	n/a
14BF	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.05 ha	35 yr	9	2.52 m³	n/a
14BF	Selective Felling	Hybrid larch	0.1 ha	35 yr	17	9.86 m³	n/a
14BF	Selective Felling	Grand fir	0.05 ha	35 yr	5	3.25 m³	n/a
14BF	Selective Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.05 ha	35 yr	1	0.36 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14BF	Replant felled area	Oak	40%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
14BF	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
14BF	Replant felled area	Birch	20%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
14BF	Replant felled area	Hazel	10%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
14BF	Replant felled area	Holly	10%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
14BF	Replant felled area	Scots pine	10%	0.05 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
STH18_0720 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_0720

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed

Proximity 2.9 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
Glenartney Juniper Wood Site 730 Official SiteLink record for Glenartney Juniper Wood ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 101.79 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Glenartney Juniper Wood

Site 730

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.1 km away

Published area 101.79 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 778 187

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 274

Brown earths

Soil association: Gourdie
Parent material: Drifts derived from acid metamorphic rocks and Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments with igneous rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Gourdie · 70% Brown earths
Snaigow · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees