FPA-11322

Morag's Lodge

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Fort Augustus
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH378095

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 February 2024
Application accepted 7 February 2024
Consultation opens 2 April 2024
Consultation closes 30 April 2024
Decision issued 4 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.10 ha
Conifer: 0.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-11322

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

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11 Sept 2026, 09:53 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: 1 Mar 2024 – 1 Apr 2024
Felling area: 0.1 ha
Estimated volume: 13 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Lime Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Ash	0.03 ha	—	3	1 m³	Paint cross
1	Selective Felling	Lime	0.01 ha	—	1	1 m³	Painted cross
1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.05 ha	—	5	10 m³	Painted cross
1	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.01 ha	—	1	1 m³	Painted cross

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	100%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH20_0070_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0070_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0064_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 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
Glen Tarff Site 725 Official SiteLink record for Glen Tarff ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 270 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Glen Tarff

Site 725

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 270 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 378 095

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees