FPA-11607

Balendoch

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Balendoch Wood
Nearest town: Alyth
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO285476

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Key dates

Application registered 16 May 2024
Application accepted 9 May 2024
Consultation opens 6 June 2024
Consultation closes 4 July 2024
Decision issued 3 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-11607

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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, 12:10 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

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 2025
Felling area: 1.05 ha
Estimated volume: 231 m³
Thinning area: 2.84 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 1.05 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.37 ha	—	—	74 m³	Cutter Select
2	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.36 ha	—	—	77 m³	Cutter Select
5	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.32 ha	—	—	11 m³	Cutter Select

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
3	Mixed broadleaves	0.65 ha	28 m³
4	Mixed broadleaves	0.51 ha	15 m³
6	Mixed broadleaves	0.63 ha	16 m³
7	Hybrid larch	1.05 ha	10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.37 ha	2,000	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.36 ha	2,000	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	67.19%	0.22 ha	2,000	—	—
5	Create Designed Open Ground	—	32.81%	0.11 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 · NO 284 476

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 237

Humus-iron podzols with brown earths

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 · 45% Humus-iron podzols
Vinny · 45% Humus-iron podzols
Ruthven · 10% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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