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FPA-13541

Craighead Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Alyth
Local authority
Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO187566

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 17 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 3 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
36.07 ha
Conifer
36.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-13541

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First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. 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

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 36.07 ha 40 yr 17,169 12,876 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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

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.

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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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