FPA-11624
Gask Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Forfar
- Local authority
- Angus Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO520466
Key dates
- Application registered 22 May 2024
- Application accepted 20 May 2024
- Consultation opens 1 July 2024
- Consultation closes 29 July 2024
- Decision issued 20 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 2.91 ha
- Conifer
- 0.55 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.09 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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
- 15 Jul 2024 – 15 Jul 2026
- Felling area
- 2.91 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,347 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.91 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Birch Hybrid larch Norway spruce Oak Scots pine Sweet chestnut
Proposed restocking species
Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 1.06 ha | 50 yr | 318 | 265 m³ | — |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Norway spruce | 0.05 ha | 50 yr | 23 | 17 m³ | Ops mark |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Sweet chestnut | 0.05 ha | 60 yr | 26 | 6 m³ | Ops mark |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Oak | 0.01 ha | 60 yr | 6 | 2 m³ | Ops mark |
| 1c | Selective Felling | Birch | 0.03 ha | 60 yr | 16 | 4 m³ | Ops mark |
| 1d | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.19 ha | 40 yr | 122 | 40 m³ | — |
| 1d | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.19 ha | 50 yr | 186 | 164 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.16 ha | 43 yr | 194 | 109 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.36 ha | 43 yr | 569 | 110 m³ | — |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.81 ha | 60 yr | 550 | 630 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, 1d, 2, 3 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 35% | 1.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a, 1d, 2, 3 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 30% | 0.87 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a, 1d, 2, 3 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 30% | 0.87 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1c | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 5% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 519 466
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 239
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Forfar
- Parent material
- Water-sorted drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Forfar · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Vinny · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Nearby records
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