FPA-11353

Aberchalder Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Leac
Nearest town: Fort Augustus
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH338056

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 16 February 2024
Application accepted 13 February 2024
Consultation opens 3 July 2024
Consultation closes 31 July 2024
Decision issued 18 September 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.30 ha
Broadleaf: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-11353

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

Information from the application PDF is available below.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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 Mar 2024 – 1 Apr 2024
Felling area: 0.3 ha
Estimated volume: 155 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Birch Oak

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Birch Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Felling Individual Trees	Oak	0.1 ha	100 yr	40	75 m³	Blown
2	Felling Individual Trees	Birch	0.2 ha	100 yr	80	80 m³	Blown

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock with individual trees	Oak	33.33%	0.1 ha	—	40	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Aspen	33.33%	0.1 ha	—	40	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Birch	33.33%	0.1 ha	—	40	—

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
STH20_0064_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0070_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0070_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 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 · NH 337 056

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-13584 Aberchalder Estate	Location Fort Augustus Highland	Status Approved	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Approved 10 Aug 2026
FPA-7463 Glen Mor	Location Fort Augustus Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 15.45 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2020
FPA-11045 Jaggy Thistle Food Stop	Location Invergarry Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-7462 Coille Baille Uir	Location Fort Augustus Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 16.6 ha	Decision issued 27 Aug 2020
FLA03488 Auchterawe Sub Station	Location Fort Augustus Highland	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 11.52 ha	Decision issued 18 Dec 2018