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FPA-11422

Achentoul Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Edderton Shelterbelts
Nearest town
Edderton
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH707837

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 14 March 2024
  3. Consultation opens 18 June 2024
  4. Consultation closes 16 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 22 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
8.48 ha
Conifer
8.48 ha

Official source

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FPA-11422

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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
    Expired

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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 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area
8.48 ha
Estimated volume
3,714 m³
Proposed restocking
8.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.24 ha 35 yr 357 102 m³ N/A
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.96 ha 35 yr 2,935 841 m³ N/A
2a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 35 yr 538 154 m³ N/A
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.23 ha 35 yr 342 98 m³ N/A
3b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.21 ha 35 yr 317 91 m³ N/A
3c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.53 ha 35 yr 799 299 m³ N/A
3e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.7 ha 35 yr 2,553 732 m³ N/A
3f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 35 yr 227 65 m³ N/A
3g Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.08 ha 35 yr 1,622 465 m³ N/A
3i Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.54 ha 35 yr 807 231 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.12 ha 35 yr 1,686 483 m³ N/A
5a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 35 yr 535 153 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 2.83% 0.24 ha 1,600 2d
2a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 23.11% 1.96 ha 1,600
2a1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.25% 0.36 ha 1,600
3a Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 2.71% 0.23 ha 1,600 2d
3b Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 2.48% 0.21 ha 1,600 2d
3c Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 6.25% 0.53 ha 1,600 2d
3e Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 20.05% 1.7 ha 1,600
3f Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 1.77% 0.15 ha 1,600 2d
3g Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 12.74% 1.08 ha 1,600
3i Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 6.37% 0.54 ha 1,600
4a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 13.21% 1.12 ha 1,600
5a Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 4.25% 0.36 ha 1,600 2d
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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Dornoch Firth

Site 527

Official SiteLink record for Dornoch Firth
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 1,993.11 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Craigroy Burn

Site 445

Official SiteLink record for Craigroy Burn
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 31.87 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 706 837

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 455

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Sabhail
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower and Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones
Landform
Hills and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Sabhail · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 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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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.