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FPA-11511

Docharty Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Docharty Conifers
Nearest town
Dingwall
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH532599

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 8 March 2024
  3. Consultation opens 1 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 29 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 21 August 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026

Area

Total area
0.84 ha
Conifer
0.84 ha

Official source

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FPA-11511

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 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
1 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area
0.84 ha
Estimated volume
300 m³
Proposed restocking
1.66 ha · 197.6% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Birch Oak Willow Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.49 ha 35 yr 625 190 m³ n/a
Cpt 2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.14 ha 35 yr 125 35 m³ n/a
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.21 ha 35 yr 250 75 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Birch 21.25% 0.17 ha 1,000
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Oak 19.05% 0.16 ha 1,000
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Alder 20% 0.16 ha 1,000
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Alder 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Willow 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Alder 13.1% 0.11 ha 1,000
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Willow 12.5% 0.1 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Oak 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Alder 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Birch 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Willow 8.33% 0.07 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Woody shrubs 32.14% 0.27 ha 1,000
Cpt 4 I do not intend to restock 32.14% 0.27 ha
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 531 598

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 421

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Nigg
Parent material
Undifferentiated raised beach deposits
Landform
Raised beach terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ankerville · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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

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