FPA-11727

Forter Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Forter Woods
Nearest town: Kirkton of Glen Isla
Local authority: Angus Council
Forestry administration: Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NO156638
Total area: 8.68 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 26 June 2024
Application accepted 26 June 2024
Consultation opens 28 October 2024
Consultation closes 25 November 2024
Decision issued 17 December 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11727

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 21 Oct 2024 – 4 Oct 2027
Felling area: 8.68 ha
Estimated volume: 3,686 m³
Thinning area: 6.79 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 8.68 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hybrid larchMixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2.43 ha	60 yr	3,910	725 m³	—
1a	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.43 ha	60 yr	3,910	725 m³	—
2a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.25 ha	60 yr	280	50 m³	—
4a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.97 ha	60 yr	1,560	300 m³	—
7a	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.27 ha	60 yr	1,397	254 m³	—
8a	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.23 ha	60 yr	1,970	290 m³	—
8b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.1 ha	60 yr	160	40 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
3a	Hybrid larch	2.84 ha	1,100 m³	1,606	1,280
3b	Lodgepole pine	1.02 ha	100 m³	1,452	1,162
5a	Mixed conifers	0.98 ha	15 m³	1,600	1,520
6a	Hybrid larch	0.96 ha	30 m³	1,606	1,446
8c	Hybrid larch	0.5 ha	35 m³	1,606	1,044
9a	Hybrid larch	0.49 ha	22 m³	1,606	1,446

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	51.04%	4.43 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.95%	0.43 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2.88%	0.25 ha	2,500	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.04%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	7.03%	0.61 ha	2,500	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	3.11%	0.27 ha	2,500	—	—
4a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.88%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
4b	Replant felled area	Scots pine	6.57%	0.57 ha	2,500	—	—
4c	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.38%	0.12 ha	—	—	—
4d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.8%	0.33 ha	—	—	—
5a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.96%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	5.3%	0.46 ha	2,500	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Hybrid larch	8.06%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00509 Brewlands Estate	Location Kirkton of Glenisla Angus	Status Expired	Distance 543 m away	Area 4.04 ha	Decision issued 11 Jan 2017
FLA02381 Brewlands Estate	Location Kirkton of Glenisla Angus	Status Expired	Distance 664 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 4 Sept 2017
FLA03170 Drumore	Location SFA East, Blairgowrie Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 19.31 ha	Decision issued 13 Aug 2018
FLA03583 East Mills Farms	Location Kirkton of Glenisla Angus	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 0.16 ha	Decision issued 11 Dec 2018
FLA00439 Forter Estate	Location Blairgowrie Angus	Status Expired	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 0.25 ha	Decision issued 21 Aug 2015

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
18FGS34198 Forter Woodland Creation	Location Angus	Status Approved	Distance 4.1 km away	Area 101.11 ha	Approved 30 Aug 2019
23FGS72253 Peathaugh Woodland	Location Blairgowrie Angus	Status Approved	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 27 ha	Approved 11 Sept 2023
18FGS34378 Glenkilrie Woodland 2019	Location BLAIRGOWRIE Perth and Kinross	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 2.69 ha	Approved 16 Aug 2019
23FGS70494 Soilzarie Woodland Creation	Location Pitlochry Perth and Kinross	Status Approved	Distance 6.7 km away	Area 259.32 ha	Approved 8 Jun 2023
22FGS66425 Dunmay	Location Spittal of Glenshee Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 24 Nov 2023

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:03 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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