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FPA-13473

Wester Keith

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Coupe 1 2026
Nearest town
Coupar Angus
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO293378

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 31 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 28 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 25 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
4.15 ha
Conifer
3.71 ha
Broadleaf
0.44 ha

Official source

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FPA-13473

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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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  2. First captured

    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
11 Jun 2026 – 11 Jun 2027
Felling area
4.15 ha
Estimated volume
2,076 m³
Thinning area
1.06 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
4.15 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.44 ha 50 yr 888 176 m³ n/a
2d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.44 ha 50 yr 710 160 m³ n/a
2g Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.66 ha 50 yr 1,328 325 m³ n/a
2g Clear Felling European larch 0.17 ha 50 yr 332 51 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.64 ha 50 yr 1,283 314 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling European larch 0.4 ha 50 yr 804 123 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 50 yr 201 31 m³ n/a
2e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.32 ha 50 yr 631 125 m³ n/a
2f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.92 ha 50 yr 1,850 565 m³ n/a
2c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 50 yr 118 24 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
2b Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 63 m³
2b Mixed broadleaves 0.17 ha 28 m³
2a1 Mixed conifers 0.36 ha 63 m³
2a1 Mixed broadleaves 0.36 ha 28 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Norway spruce 12.05% 0.5 ha 2,700
2j Create Designed Open Ground 1.93% 0.08 ha
3a Replant felled area Norway spruce 15.42% 0.64 ha 2,700
2d Create Designed Open Ground 0.72% 0.03 ha
2c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.2% 0.05 ha 1,600
2f Create Designed Open Ground 4.34% 0.18 ha
2h Create Designed Open Ground 0.72% 0.03 ha
2g Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.34% 0.18 ha 1,600
2i Replant felled area Sitka spruce 17.35% 0.72 ha 2,700
2e Replant felled area Sitka spruce 41.93% 1.74 ha 2,700
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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

Round Loch of Lundie

Site 1385

Official SiteLink record for Round Loch of Lundie
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 603 m away Published area 8.07 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Long Loch of Lundie

Site 1094

Official SiteLink record for Long Loch of Lundie
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 743 m away Published area 31.57 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Craigs of Lundie and Ardgarth Loch

Site 447

Official SiteLink record for Craigs of Lundie and Ardgarth Loch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 30.11 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 292 378

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 414

Brown earths

Soil association
Mountboy
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone lavas and sediments
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Mountboy · 70% Brown earths
  • Garvock · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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