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FPA-13425

The Woodland Trust, Gomde Scotland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NH951553 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Wester Hardmuir Woodlands
Nearest town
Forres
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NH951553
Total area
1.68 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 7 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 24 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 24 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 8 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13425

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
10 Aug 2026 – 1 May 2027
Felling area
1.68 ha
Estimated volume
2,946 m³
Thinning area
15.32 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
1.68 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
7 Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.43 ha 55 yr 1,573 1,258 m³ —
6 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.25 ha 55 yr 275 220 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1 Mixed broadleaves 1.06 ha 35 m³ 1,100 770
2 Mixed broadleaves 1.1 ha 37 m³ 1,100 770
3 Mixed broadleaves 3.45 ha 114 m³ 1,100 770
4 Mixed broadleaves 1 ha 33 m³ 1,100 770
5 Scots pine 3.17 ha 837 m³ 1,100 770
6 Scots pine 2.75 ha 182 m³ 1,100 770
7 Scots pine 0.53 ha 140 m³ 1,100 770
8 Birch 1.81 ha 60 m³ 1,100 770
8 Scots pine 0.45 ha 30 m³ 1,100 770

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 85.12% 1.43 ha 1,600 — —
7 Replant felled area Scots pine 14.88% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10148 Gomde Trust Scotland Location

Forres

Highland

Status Expired Distance 66 m away Area 1.68 ha Decision issued
FPA-11964 Wester Hardmuir Farm Location

Nairn

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 0.15 ha Decision issued
FPA-11046 Hardmuir Forest Location

Forres

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 21.32 ha Decision issued
FPA-7137 Maviston Christmas Tree Farm Location

Lochloy, Nairn

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-8309 Brodie Castle Estate Location

Forres

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 2.2 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

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20FGS50163 Mains of Moy Woodlands Location

Forres

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Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 1.61 ha Approved
19FGS41543 Longley Woodland Creation FGS 2019 Location

FORRES

Moray

Status Approved Distance 9.4 km away Area 14.18 ha Approved
17FGS24597 Lochdhu Farm Woodlands Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 9.7 km away Area 3.3 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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