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FPA-10797

Balmac

Expired 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

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

Register grid reference: NH482255 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
South Dhivach 6a
Nearest town
Drumnadrochit
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NH482255
Total area
11.40 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 June 2023
  2. Application accepted 21 June 2023
  3. Consultation opens 23 June 2023
  4. Consultation closes 21 July 2023
  5. Decision issued 23 August 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10797

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Jul 2023 – 1 Dec 2023
Felling area
11.4 ha
Estimated volume
1,556 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

LarchLodgepole pineScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
6A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.1 ha 45 yr 10,200 980 m³ TAPE
6A Clear Felling Scots pine 2.3 ha 45 yr 3,450 380 m³ TAPE
6A Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.4 ha 45 yr 900 98 m³ TAPE
6A Clear Felling Larch 0.6 ha 45 yr 900 98 m³ TAPE

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
6a Replant felled area Douglas fir 85.09% 9.7 ha 2,500 — —
6a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 1.14 ha 1,600 — —
6a Create Designed Open Ground — 4.91% 0.56 ha — — -2/3

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-8407 Balmac Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Expired Distance 535 m away Area 48.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-9831 Balmac Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Expired Distance 535 m away Area 49.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-11242 Balmac Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Expired Distance 664 m away Area 44.46 ha Decision issued
FPA-12179 Balmac Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Approved Distance 731 m away Area 67.8 ha Approved
FLA02244 Clunemore Forest Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 13.38 ha Decision issued

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

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
25FGS89359 South Bunloit New Wood Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 18.25 ha Approved
18FGS29638 Achmonie Farm Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 5.65 ha Approved
20FGS53646 Culnakirk Woodland Creation Location

Drumnadrochit

Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 64.87 ha Approved
16FGS11076 Easter Aberchalder Woodlands Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 9.9 km away Area 10.58 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. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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