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FPA-13210

Blackford Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Blackford
Nearest town
Blackford
Local authority
Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NN836088

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 4 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 11 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 11 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.72 ha
Conifer
0.72 ha

Official source

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FPA-13210

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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
2 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2028
Felling area
0.72 ha
Estimated volume
612 m³
Proposed restocking
0.72 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Pedunculate oak Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
68a.3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.72 ha 46 yr 745 612 m³ tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
68a.3 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 50% 0.36 ha 1,600
68a.3 Replant felled area Silver birch 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
68a.3 Replant felled area Aspen 20% 0.14 ha 1,600
68a.3 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.07 ha
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Protected places

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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

Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs

Site 336

Official SiteLink record for Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 220.47 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 836 087

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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.