FPA-13292
Balafark Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Balfron
- Local authority
- Stirling Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NS612907
Key dates
- Application registered 2 March 2026
- Application accepted 21 January 2026
- Consultation opens 2 April 2026
- Consultation closes 30 April 2026
- Decision issued 14 May 2026
- Restocking due 15 March 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.30 ha
- Conifer
- 0.20 ha
Official source
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FPA-13292 Find FPA-13292 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 4 August 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 0.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 580 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balafark | Selective Felling | Norway spruce | 0.1 ha | 40 yr | 100 | 300 m³ | n/a |
| Balafark | Selective Felling | Douglas fir | 0.2 ha | 40 yr | 100 | 280 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balafark | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 20% | 0.06 ha | 109 | — | — |
| Balafark | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 40% | 0.12 ha | 312 | — | — |
| Balafark | Replant felled area | Rowan | 15% | 0.05 ha | 104 | — | — |
| Balafark | Replant felled area | Beech | 10% | 0.03 ha | 104 | — | — |
| Balafark | Replant felled area | Cherry | 15% | 0.05 ha | 104 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 · NS 611 907
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 344
Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat
- Soil association
- Kippen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sandstones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Limpithill · 50% Peaty gleys
- Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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