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FPA-11842

Glenvicaskill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Glenvicaskill
Nearest town
Balmeanach
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG367450

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 18 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 14 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 2 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
22.07 ha
Conifer
22.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-11842

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
10 Oct 2024 – 1 Nov 2026
Felling area
22.07 ha
Estimated volume
7,244 m³
Proposed restocking
22.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Compt 1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 14.52 ha 40 yr 23,800 4,760 m³ map
Compt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.29 ha 40 yr 10,800 2,196 m³ map
Compt 1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.26 ha 40 yr 1,440 288 m³ map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Compt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 39.78% 8.78 ha 2,500
Compt 1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 14.95% 3.3 ha 2,500
Compt 1 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 26.64% 5.88 ha 2,500
Compt 1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 8.65% 1.91 ha 1,600
Compt 1 Create Designed Open Ground 9.97% 2.2 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

STH25_0300

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.8 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 · NG 367 449

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 160

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Terraced hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Airigh · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.