FPA-13541
Craighead Forest
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Alyth
- Local authority
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO187566
Key dates
- Application registered 17 June 2026
- Application accepted 8 June 2026
- Consultation opens 17 July 2026
- Consultation closes 14 August 2026
- Decision issued 3 September 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 36.07 ha
- Conifer
- 36.07 ha
Official source
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FPA-13541 Find FPA-13541 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
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
- 27 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2027
- Felling area
- 36.07 ha
- Estimated volume
- 12,876 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 36.07 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 36.07 ha | 40 yr | 17,169 | 12,876 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a1 - 1a4 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 64.98% | 23.44 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1b1 - 1b2 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 11.48% | 4.14 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1c1 - 1c3 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 10.54% | 3.8 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 13% | 4.69 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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Alyth Mires Site 649 Official SiteLink record for Forest of Alyth Mires ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 288 m away | Published area 339.64 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Dun Moss Site 555 Official SiteLink record for Dun Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.2 km away | Published area 130.86 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 186 565
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 497
Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys
- Soil association
- Strichen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.
- Anniegathel · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
- Auquhollie · 50% Humic gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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