FPA-11725

Muirton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Muirton
Nearest town: Blairgowrie
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO201478

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Key dates

Application registered 26 June 2024
Application accepted 26 June 2024
Consultation opens 23 July 2024
Consultation closes 20 August 2024
Decision issued 29 August 2024
Restocking due 31 March 2029

Area

Total area: 5.61 ha
Conifer: 5.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-11725

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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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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 – 31 Jul 2026
Felling area: 5.61 ha
Estimated volume: 2,460 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.76 ha	44 yr	3,500	1,500 m³	Compartment Boundary
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.37 ha	30 yr	750	90 m³	Compartment Boundary
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	45 yr	400	220 m³	Compartment Boundary
1d	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.41 ha	40 yr	600	120 m³	Compartment Boundary
1d	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.14 ha	40 yr	170	50 m³	Compartment Boundary
1e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.4 ha	40 yr	2,130	420 m³	Compartment Boundary
4a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.18 ha	45 yr	185	60 m³	All Conifers

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4a	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	100%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
1e	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	85.71%	1.2 ha	2,500	—	—
1e	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	14.29%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
1d	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	100%	0.55 ha	2,500	—	—
1c	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	50%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
1c	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	50%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	50%	0.19 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	50%	0.19 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	63.41%	1.75 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	18.3%	0.51 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	18.3%	0.51 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 200 478

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 492

Brown earths

Soil association: Stonehaven
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform: Undulating foothills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Cuiltballoch · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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FLA02852 Hillocks of Rattray	Location Blairgowrie Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 3.78 ha	Decision issued 3 Apr 2018