FPA-11653
Achnacarry Estate
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Achnacarry
- Nearest town
- Fort William
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN178868
Key dates
- Application registered 4 June 2024
- Application accepted 3 June 2024
- Consultation opens 19 July 2024
- Consultation closes 16 August 2024
- Decision issued 30 September 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 15.86 ha
- Conifer
- 15.86 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
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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
- 30 Aug 2024 – 30 Jun 2025
- Felling area
- 15.86 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,475 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 15.86 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 8.52 ha | 53 yr | 11,900 | 1,650 m³ | n/a |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.97 ha | 53 yr | 3,850 | 825 m³ | n/a |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 2.97 ha | 53 yr | 3,850 | 825 m³ | n/a |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.62 ha | 53 yr | 680 | 160 m³ | n/a |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.78 ha | 53 yr | — | 15 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 93.25% | 14.79 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 19 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6.75% | 1.07 ha | — | — | — |
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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 · NN 178 868
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 29
Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat
- Soil association
- Arkaig
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
- Landform
- Undulating hills with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Badanloch · 50% Peaty gleys
- Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FLA02074 Brackletter Wood | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.5 km away | Area 6.43 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA01036 Brackletter | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.6 km away | Area 7.64 ha | Decision issued |
| CB198551 Brackletter | Location Highbridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.8 km away | Area 10.52 ha | Decision issued |
| CB244371 Brackletter Wood | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 4.0 km away | Area 1.8 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
Nearby woodland creation applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FGS68291 Loch Arkaig Pine Forest WIG New Nat Regen | Location Achnacarry Highland | Status Approved | Distance 3.6 km away | Area 90.72 ha | Approved |
| 25FGS85099 Moy Farm WIG Natural Regen | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Approved | Distance 3.6 km away | Area 48.02 ha | Approved |
| 23FGS72113 Moy Farm Native Woodland | Location Gairlochy Highland | Status Approved | Distance 4.0 km away | Area 85.04 ha | Approved |
| 25FGS84019 Invermallie Natural Regeneration | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Approved | Distance 5.8 km away | Area 66.84 ha | Approved |
| 25FGS84020 Invermallie Woodland Creation | Location Spean Bridge Highland | Status Approved | Distance 5.8 km away | Area 130.37 ha | Approved |