FPA-11508

Knockhanty Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Knockhanty Woods
Nearest town: Campbeltown
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR640201

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 9 April 2024
Application accepted 21 March 2024
Consultation opens 10 April 2024
Consultation closes 8 May 2024
Decision issued 22 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.64 ha
Conifer: 0.64 ha

Official source

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FPA-11508

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:52 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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: 9 Apr 2024 – 9 Jun 2024
Felling area: 0.64 ha
Estimated volume: 150 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.64 ha	40 yr	700	150 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Restock with individual trees	Mixed broadleaves	90%	0.58 ha	—	928	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.06 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
STH24_0439_0824 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0882-0886 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0884_1241 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0413 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1770 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 4.9 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Machrihanish Dunes Site 1120 Official SiteLink record for Machrihanish Dunes ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 293.49 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Machrihanish Dunes

Site 1120

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.0 km away

Published area 293.49 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NR 639 200

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 335

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

KINTYRE(NCG) · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
KINTYRE(HG) · 50% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees