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FPA-11445

Dell Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Dell Farm Woodland Cpts 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d
Nearest town
Inverness
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH708380

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 31 July 2024
  3. Consultation opens 18 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 16 October 2024
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
5.87 ha
Conifer
5.87 ha

Official source

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FPA-11445

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

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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
1 Aug 2024 – 1 Oct 2024
Felling area
5.87 ha
Estimated volume
2,466 m³
Proposed restocking
5.87 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Grand fir 0.8 ha 45 yr 500 403 m³
1a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.12 ha 45 yr 40 51 m³
1a Clear Felling Larch 0.97 ha 45 yr 470 375 m³
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 45 yr 133 93 m³
1a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.37 ha 45 yr 411 133 m³
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 1.31 ha 45 yr 1,455 510 m³
1b Clear Felling Larch 1.05 ha 45 yr 1,167 383 m³
1d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 40 yr 640 192 m³
1a Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.04 ha 45 yr 35 13 m³
1c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.43 ha 40 yr 688 200 m³
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.07 ha 40 yr 89 25 m³
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.19 ha 40 yr 338 88 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Scots pine 21.64% 1.27 ha 2,500
1a Replant felled area Birch 1.87% 0.11 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Scots pine 36.46% 2.14 ha 2,500
1b Replant felled area Alder 6.81% 0.4 ha 1,600
1c Replant felled area Scots pine 7.33% 0.43 ha 2,500
1d Replant felled area Scots pine 6.81% 0.4 ha 2,500
1a Replant felled area Norway spruce 17.72% 1.04 ha 2,500
1b Replant felled area Oak 1.36% 0.08 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Littlemill Fluvioglacial Landforms

Site 949

Official SiteLink record for Littlemill Fluvioglacial Landforms
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 628 m away Published area 177.2 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 707 379

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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