FPA-11312

Easter Aberchalder Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Easter Aberchalder Woodland
Nearest town: Inverness
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH567193

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Key dates

Application registered 5 February 2024
Application accepted 8 February 2024
Consultation opens 18 March 2024
Consultation closes 15 April 2024
Decision issued 3 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.16 ha
Conifer: 2.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-11312

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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, 10:34 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 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 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area: 2.16 ha
Estimated volume: 960 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.16 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.66 ha	50 yr	990	300 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1 ha	50 yr	1,500	440 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.5 ha	50 yr	750	220 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Caledonian scots pine	6.48%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	21.3%	0.46 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.78%	0.06 ha	—	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Caledonian scots pine	23.15%	0.5 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	18.52%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.63%	0.1 ha	—	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Caledonian scots pine	11.57%	0.25 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	9.26%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.31%	0.05 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 567 192

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 101

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Mounds with ridges and terraces with gentle to steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Tarbothill · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-13421 Easter Aberchalder Estate	Location Inverness Highland	Status Approved	Distance 566 m away	Area 2.28 ha	Approved 24 Aug 2026
CB223329 Farraline Estate	Location Errogie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 9.85 ha	Decision issued 10 Sept 2013
FLA03531 Farraline Estate	Location Inverness Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 10 Dec 2018
CB297485 Farraline Estate	Location Errogie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 18 Dec 2013
FPA-9952 1 Alltnagoibhre Errogie	Location Errogie Highland	Status Expired	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 27 Oct 2022