FPA-13142

Barranrioch Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Barranrioch Farm Woods
Nearest town: Oban
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NM886294

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 12 January 2026
Application accepted 6 January 2026
Consultation opens 30 March 2026
Consultation closes 27 April 2026
Decision issued 11 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2033

Area

Total area: 1.48 ha
Conifer: 1.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-13142

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 28 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:55 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: 6 Feb 2026 – 6 Feb 2031
Felling area: 1.48 ha
Estimated volume: 750 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce Western hemlock Western red cedar

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.4 ha	45 yr	395	149 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	45 yr	783	403 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.03 ha	45 yr	15	8 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.08 ha	45 yr	32	38 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Western red cedar	0.01 ha	45 yr	2	0 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.02 ha	45 yr	17	10 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.23 ha	45 yr	62	141 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Western hemlock	0.01 ha	45 yr	2	1 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	100%	1.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	52.63%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	47.37%	0.18 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
STH21_0021 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 265 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0322 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0248-0249a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0978_1072 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0248b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.9 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 · NM 885 293

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 480

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Sourhope
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform: Terraced 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.

Edgerston · 35% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
Cowie · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees