FPA-13410
Leanachan Forest
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpt 1 to Cpt 11 & LE7
- Nearest town
- Fort William
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN204791
Key dates
- Application registered 15 April 2026
- Application accepted 14 April 2026
- Consultation opens 16 April 2026
- Consultation closes 14 April 2026
- Decision issued 16 April 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 224.17 ha
- Conifer
- 217.82 ha
- Broadleaf
- 6.23 ha
Official source
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FPA-13410 Find FPA-13410 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- 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
- 19 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2027
- Felling area
- 224.17 ha
- Estimated volume
- 112,412.7 m³
- Thinning area
- 48.09 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 224.17 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Downy birch European larch Hybrid larch Larch Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Proposed restocking species
Alder Douglas fir Downy birch Grand fir Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Noble fir Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 201.3 ha | 62 yr | 360,610 | 103,068 m³ | — |
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 6 ha | 62 yr | 7,941 | 1,257 m³ | — |
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 2.71 ha | 62 yr | 2,745 | 1,403 m³ | — |
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.08 ha | 46 yr | 129 | 25.6 m³ | — |
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.01 ha | 18 yr | 12 | 0.1 m³ | — |
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 5.01 ha | 93 yr | 6,133 | 825 m³ | — |
| Cpt 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.3 ha | 38 yr | 4,193 | 1,887 m³ | — |
| Cpt 2 | Clear Felling | European larch | 0.24 ha | 90 yr | 92 | 131 m³ | — |
| Cpt 2 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.34 ha | 90 yr | 44 | 44.5 m³ | — |
| Cpt 2 | Clear Felling | Downy birch | 0.2 ha | 29 yr | 150 | 12 m³ | — |
| Cpt 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.23 ha | 67 yr | 2,954 | 326 m³ | — |
| Cpt 3 | Clear Felling | Larch | 1.06 ha | 72 yr | 1,434 | 377 m³ | — |
| Cpt 3 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.04 ha | 22 yr | 82 | 2 m³ | — |
| Cpt 3 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.8 ha | 72 yr | 1,678 | 143 m³ | — |
| LE7 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.13 ha | 14 yr | 4,260 | 415 m³ | — |
| LE7 | Clear Felling | European larch | 0.46 ha | 14 yr | 920 | 60 m³ | — |
| LE7 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.04 ha | 21 yr | 80 | 10 m³ | — |
| LE7 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.22 ha | 64 yr | 175 | 20 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 4 | Sitka spruce | 7.31 ha | 595 m³ | 2,381 | 1,786 |
| Cpt 4 | Hybrid larch | 0.56 ha | 46 m³ | 46 | 0 |
| Cpt 5 | Sitka spruce | 5.96 ha | 514 m³ | 3,424 | 2,910 |
| Cpt 5 | Sitka spruce | 0.06 ha | 30 m³ | 196 | 196 |
| Cpt 6 | Sitka spruce | 5.02 ha | 35 m³ | 176 | 141 |
| Cpt 6 | Downy birch | 0.2 ha | 5 m³ | 27 | 22 |
| Cpt 6 | Japanese larch | 0.43 ha | 63 m³ | 63 | 0 |
| Cpt 7 | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.72 ha | 1 m³ | 6 | 5 |
| Cpt 7 | Larch | 0.18 ha | 41 m³ | 41 | 0 |
| Cpt 8 | Sitka spruce | 9.45 ha | 302 m³ | 2,522 | 2,220 |
| Cpt 8 | Larch | 1.67 ha | 316 m³ | 316 | 0 |
| Cpt 9 | Sitka spruce | 3.67 ha | 95 m³ | 473 | 378 |
| Cpt 9 | Norway spruce | 0.37 ha | 5 m³ | 22 | 17 |
| Cpt 10 | Sitka spruce | 0.48 ha | 6 m³ | 29 | 23 |
| Cpt 10 | Downy birch | 0.18 ha | 0.5 m³ | 3 | 2 |
| Cpt 11 | Sitka spruce | 6.78 ha | 218 m³ | 872 | 654 |
| Cpt 11 | Norway spruce | 1.66 ha | 50 m³ | 190 | 140 |
| Cpt 11 | Douglas fir | 0.83 ha | 25 m³ | 99 | 74 |
| Cpt 11 | Downy birch | 0.83 ha | 7 m³ | 29 | 22 |
| Cpt 11 | Downy birch | 1.73 ha | 52 m³ | 207 | 155 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I do not intend to restock | — | 52.59% | 117.88 ha | — | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 23.54% | 52.78 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 7.1% | 15.91 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 3.07% | 6.88 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 2.21% | 4.96 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Common alder | 1.46% | 3.27 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 5.99% | 13.43 ha | — | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 0.36% | 0.8 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.24% | 0.54 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.6% | 1.34 ha | — | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 0.07% | 0.16 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed conifers | 0.11% | 0.24 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 3 | I do not intend to restock | — | 0.12% | 0.28 ha | — | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 0.51% | 1.15 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Grand fir | 0.38% | 0.85 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Noble fir | 0.38% | 0.85 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| LE7 Roadline | I do not intend to restock | — | 0.54% | 1.22 ha | — | — | — |
| LE7 Roadline | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.73% | 1.63 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel Roads of Lochaber Site 1272 Official SiteLink record for Parallel Roads of Lochaber ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 0 m away | Published area 14,492.03 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Lon Leanachain Site 1092 Official SiteLink record for Lon Leanachain ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 379 m away | Published area 126.22 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NN 203 791
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty podzols
Map unit 504
Peaty gleyed podzols with peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat
- Soil association
- Strichen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
- Landform
- Hummocky valley and slope moraines
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Gaerlie · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
- Hythie · 35% Peaty gleys
- Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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