FPA-13267

Montrose Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchmar
Nearest town: Drymen
Local authority: Stirling Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS450914

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Key dates

Application registered 20 February 2026
Application accepted 19 February 2026
Consultation opens 1 April 2026
Consultation closes 29 April 2026
Decision issued 7 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.50 ha
Conifer: 0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13267

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 30 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:54 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:10 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 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030
Felling area: 0.5 ha
Estimated volume: 200 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.5 ha	35 yr	850	200 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	100%	0.5 ha	1,600	—	—

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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_0771 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1121 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 304 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0146-0770 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0594a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0525 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 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 · NS 449 914

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 275

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Gourdie
Parent material: Drifts derived from acid metamorphic rocks and Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments with igneous rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Oglegarth · 25% Noncalcareous gleys
Cairnleith · 25% Noncalcareous gleys
Balvorist · 25% Peaty gleys
Blairmore · 25% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8514 Montrose Estates	Location Milton of Buchanan Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 11 Feb 2022
FLA03097 Montrose Estates	Location Drymen Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 990 m away	Area 18 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2018
FPA-7644 Auchmar	Location Balmaha Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2021
FLA03119 Montrose Estates	Location Drymen Stirling	Status Expired	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 1.4 ha	Decision issued 8 Jun 2018
FLA03677 RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond	Location Gartocharn West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 5.23 ha	Decision issued 11 Mar 2019