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FPA-13153

Arrat Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Arrat Wood
Nearest town
Brechin
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO637588

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 14 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 29 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 27 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 10 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.68 ha
Conifer
0.24 ha
Broadleaf
0.44 ha

Official source

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FPA-13153

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
Felling area
0.68 ha
Estimated volume
295 m³
Proposed restocking
0.68 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Scots pine Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Beech Silver birch Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.3 ha 50 yr 126 190 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.18 ha 50 yr 84 56 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Beech 0.14 ha 50 yr 32 31 m³ no
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 50 yr 14 18 m³ no

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Beech 33.33% 0.23 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Sycamor e 33.33% 0.23 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 33.34% 0.23 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 636 588

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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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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