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FPA-12871

Glenvicaskill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Glenvicaskill
Nearest town
Balmeanach
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG372426

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 September 2025
  2. Application accepted 11 September 2025
  3. Consultation opens 23 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
22.10 ha
Conifer
22.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-12871

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

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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
13 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2026
Felling area
22.1 ha
Estimated volume
5,500 m³
Proposed restocking
22.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 10.5 ha 40 yr 15,000 2,500 m³ map
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.6 ha 40 yr 21,200 3,000 m³ map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 16.88% 3.73 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 48.69% 10.76 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.98% 1.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Create Designed Open Ground 29.46% 6.51 ha
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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

STH23_0699

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0305

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0300

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.8 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NG 371 426

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 160

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Terraced hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Airigh · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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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Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 10.92 ha Decision issued
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Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 12.17 ha Approved
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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.