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FPA-11050

Benmore Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Knock Wood
Nearest town
Knock
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NM546387

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 13 September 2023
  3. Consultation opens 5 November 2023
  4. Consultation closes 3 December 2023
  5. Decision issued 20 August 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
6.64 ha
Conifer
6.64 ha

Official source

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FPA-11050

Find FPA-11050 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH21_0865

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0874a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0525-0526

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0874b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0524-0528

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.6 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

Ben More - Scarisdale

Site 189

Official SiteLink record for Ben More - Scarisdale
Designation MIXED Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 4,097.34 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Loch Ba Woodland

Site 962

Official SiteLink record for Loch Ba Woodland
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 118.43 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NM 545 387

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 547

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association
Torosay
Parent material
Drifts derived from Tertiary acid, intermediate and basic igneous rocks
Landform
Hummocky valley and slope moraines: slightly rocky with often bouldery
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dishig · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.