FPA-13534

Comar Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Comar Wood
Nearest town: Beauly
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH328310

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Key dates

Application registered 16 June 2026
Application accepted 9 June 2026
Consultation opens 14 July 2026
Consultation closes 11 August 2026
Decision issued 26 August 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.90 ha
Conifer: 2.89 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13534

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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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9 Sept 2026, 06:04 BST

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Status changed
26 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
12 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
18 Jul 2026, 06:08 BST

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: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Apr 2028
Felling area: 2.9 ha
Estimated volume: 2,770 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Silver birch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Douglas fir European larch Hazel Mixed native broadleaves Sessile oak Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
n-o	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.65 ha	41 yr	3,861	2,564 m³	Paint
n-o	Clear Felling	European larch	0.04 ha	41 yr	43	24 m³	Paint
n-o	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.01 ha	41 yr	19	5 m³	Paint
j	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	41 yr	136	177 m³	Paint

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
n-o	I do not intend to restock	—	11.03%	0.32 ha	—	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	Silver birch	32.76%	0.95 ha	2,500	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	21.72%	0.63 ha	2,500	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	13.1%	0.38 ha	2,500	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	Hazel	4.14%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	Common alder	3.45%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
n-o	Replant felled area	European larch	6.9%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
J	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	6.9%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 327 310

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 27

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Aberscross · 50% Brown earths
Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10882 Comar Wood	Location Cannich Highland	Status Approved	Distance 361 m away	Area 0.61 ha	Approved 29 Sept 2023
FLA03422 Comar Wood	Location Cannich, Beauly Highland	Status Expired	Distance 361 m away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 26 Sept 2018
FPA-11673 Comar Wood	Location Cannich Highland	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 0.04 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2024
FPA-11010 Comar Wood B1	Location Cannich Highland	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 0.2 ha	Decision issued 6 Dec 2023
FLA02991 Proposed Site	Location Cannich Highland	Status Expired	Distance 943 m away	Area 0.12 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2018