FPA-11817

Leanachan Forest

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
SF - Selective Felling

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: Blue Steel
Nearest town: Fort William
Local authority: Highland Council
Forestry administration: Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NN168766
Total area: 13.89 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 7 August 2024
Application accepted 6 August 2024
Consultation opens 8 October 2024
Consultation closes 4 November 2024
Decision issued 12 November 2024
Restocking due 2 November 2026
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11817

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 14 Oct 2024 – 14 Oct 2026
Felling area: 13.89 ha
Estimated volume: 6,851.29 m³
Thinning area: 12.27 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 13.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birchMixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	13.63 ha	38 yr	25,527	6,752.29 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.26 ha	36 yr	379	89 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2	Sitka spruce	12.27 ha	10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Downy birch	51.98%	7.22 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	30.45%	4.23 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	7.2%	1 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.37%	1.44 ha	—	—	—

Nearby

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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
FPA-8218 Leanachan	Location Fort William Highland	Status Expired	Distance 875 m away	Area 14.11 ha	Decision issued 18 Aug 2021
FPA-7996 Leanachan	Location Fort William Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 100 ha	Decision issued 11 May 2021
FPA-10927 Leanachan Forest	Location Torlundy Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 1.9 ha	Decision issued 25 Oct 2023
FPA-10314 Leanachan Forest	Location Torlundy Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 100.23 ha	Decision issued 3 May 2023
FPA-12139 Moine Odhar	Location Fort William Highland	Status Approved	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 5.47 ha	Approved 1 Jul 2025

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
23FGS72113 Moy Farm Native Woodland	Location Gairlochy Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 85.04 ha	Approved 11 Jul 2024
25FGS85099 Moy Farm WIG Natural Regen	Location Spean Bridge Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.2 km away	Area 48.02 ha	Approved 11 Jul 2025
17FGS16917 Blarour Farm Woodland	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 7.9 km away	Area 5 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
17FGS20817 2 Achaphubuil Woodland 2018	Location Highland	Status Approved	Distance 8.3 km away	Area 7.27 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS58163 Achaphubuil Hill Woodland	Location Achnaphubuil Highland	Status Approved	Distance 9.1 km away	Area 11.5 ha	Approved 7 Jun 2022

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, 10:29 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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