FPA-12791

Allanmore

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Allanmore Wood
Nearest town: Cromdale
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ100289

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Key dates

Application registered 12 August 2025
Application accepted 12 August 2025
Consultation opens 10 March 2026
Consultation closes 7 April 2026
Decision issued 6 July 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 12.10 ha
Conifer: 12.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-12791

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:56 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:11 BST

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: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area: 12.1 ha
Estimated volume: 6,202 m³
Thinning area: 15.5 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 12.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

European larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
CPT.1a.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3 ha	42 yr	1,625	1,300 m³	As per Map
1b.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2 ha	42 yr	1,125	900 m³	As per Map
1c.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	52 yr	910	370 m³	As per Map
CPT.2a.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.2 ha	42 yr	1,240	990 m³	As per Map
2b.	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.2 ha	42 yr	2,360	1,890 m³	As per Map

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
CPT.4a.	Sitka spruce	2 ha	98 m³
4b.	Scots pine	0.8 ha	32 m³
4c.	Sitka spruce	8 ha	392 m³
4d.	Sitka spruce	4.7 ha	230 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt.1a.	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.4%	3.8 ha	2,500	—	—
1b.	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	5.79%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—
1b.1	Replant felled area	European larch	3.55%	0.43 ha	2,500	—	—
1c.	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.06%	0.37 ha	—	—	—
1d.	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	1.65%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt.2a.	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	13.22%	1.6 ha	2,500	—	—
2a.1	Replant felled area	European larch	1.16%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
2b.	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	19.83%	2.4 ha	2,500	—	—
2b.1	Replant felled area	European larch	7.44%	0.9 ha	2,500	—	—
2c.	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.98%	0.24 ha	—	—	—
2d.	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	9.09%	1.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2b.2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	1.82%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 100 288

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 19

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Hills and valley sides with gentle to strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Scottarie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Badanloch · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB352903 Allanmore	Location Cromdale Highland	Status Expired	Distance 100 m away	Area 3.3 ha	Decision issued 7 Mar 2014
FPA-8365 Allanmore	Location Cromdale Highland	Status Expired	Distance 447 m away	Area 10.5 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2022
FPA-13712 Allanmore	Location Cromdale Highland	Status Under Consideration	Distance 447 m away	Area 0.69 ha	Key date Not published
FLA00929 Wester Rynaballoch	Location Grantown-on-Spey Highland	Status Expired	Distance 633 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 24 Feb 2016
CB294653 Tom An Uird	Location Cromdale Highland	Status Expired	Distance 806 m away	Area 3.53 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2013