FPA-11498

Stillaig Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Milhouse, Tighnabruaich
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR949701

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 4 April 2024
Application accepted 28 March 2024
Consultation opens 25 June 2024
Consultation closes 23 July 2024
Decision issued 14 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 12.54 ha
Conifer: 12.54 ha

Official source

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FPA-11498

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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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9 Sept 2026, 12:09 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

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 Sept 2024 – 28 Feb 2026
Felling area: 12.54 ha
Estimated volume: 5,016 m³
Proposed restocking: 12.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	11.43 ha	36 yr	20,574	4,572 m³	Boundary Tapes
2	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.11 ha	36 yr	1,998	444 m³	Boundary Tapes

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	74.8%	9.38 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	5.7%	0.71 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.4%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8.1%	1.02 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	1.25 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH22_0441_0636 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 403 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0004-0005 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 510 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0772 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 726 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0848_Caisteal na Sidhe P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0455-0822 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 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 · NR 948 700

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 336

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Kintyre
Parent material: Drifts derived from Dalradian schists and red sandstones, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating foothills with gentle slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

KINTYRE(PG) · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees