FPA-11836

Balmanno Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Timothies
Nearest town: Bridge of Earn
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO151163

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Key dates

Application registered 14 August 2024
Application accepted 17 September 2024
Consultation opens 9 October 2024
Consultation closes 5 November 2024
Decision issued 13 November 2024
Restocking due 1 November 2028

Area

Total area: 1.63 ha
Conifer: 0.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-11836

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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, 10:29 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:03 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 Sept 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area: 1.63 ha
Estimated volume: 489 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.63 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
9b	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.83 ha	63 yr	996	249 m³	Tape
9b	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.8 ha	63 yr	960	240 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
9b	Plant an alternative area	Sitka spruce	79.75%	1.3 ha	2,700	—	Balmanno Hill
9b	Plant an alternative area	Birch	20.25%	0.33 ha	1,600	—	Balmanno Hill

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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_2012-13 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 4.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_2012-13

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed

Proximity 4.3 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 150 162

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 488

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Stirling
Parent material: Estuarine and lacustrine raised beach silts and clays
Landform: Raised beach terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Stirling · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees