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FPA-13177

East Sutherland LMP

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Achormlarie
Nearest town
Pittentrail
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH666975

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 22 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 17 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
36.20 ha
Conifer
36.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-13177

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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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  2. First captured

    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 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2027
Felling area
36.2 ha
Estimated volume
14,148 m³
Proposed restocking
36.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
51372 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 18.1 ha 40 yr 20,740 7,074 m³
51372 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 18.1 ha 40 yr 20,740 7,074 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
51372 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 100% 36.2 ha 1,600
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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

Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors

Site 9188

Official SiteLink record for Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 14,701.42 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 666 974

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 23

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and uplands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Badanloch · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
  • Kildonan · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols
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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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