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FPA-9736

Balmore Wood

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: NH354332 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Balmore Wood
Nearest town
Beauly
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NH354332
Total area
32.28 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 June 2022
  2. Application accepted 17 June 2022
  3. Consultation opens 12 July 2022
  4. Consultation closes 9 August 2022
  5. Decision issued 1 September 2022
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9736

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Dec 2022 – 1 Apr 2023
Felling area
32.28 ha
Estimated volume
21,774 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Douglas firHybrid larchLodgepole pineNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Douglas fir 6.45 ha 72 yr 7,417 5,320 m³ n/a
1b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 6.76 ha 72 yr 6,760 5,535 m³ n/a
1c Clear Felling Norway spruce 7.34 ha 72 yr 9,542 6,489 m³ n/a
1d Clear Felling Scots pine 10.9 ha 72 yr 15,260 4,140 m³ n/a
1e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 72 yr 130 64 m³ n/a
1e Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.11 ha 75 yr 143 71 m³ n/a
1f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 72 yr 153 56 m³ n/a
1f Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.16 ha 72 yr 144 52 m³ n/a
1g Clear Felling Scots pine 0.29 ha 72 yr 203 47 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10.1% 3.26 ha 1,600 — —
1b Create Designed Open Ground — 7.5% 2.42 ha — — —
1c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 32.68% 10.55 ha 2,500 — —
1d Replant felled area Scots pine 18.65% 6.02 ha 2,500 — —
1e Replant felled area Norway spruce 7.25% 2.34 ha 2,500 — —
1f Replant felled area Douglas fir 23.82% 7.69 ha 2,500 — -3/4

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10104 Glen Cannich Estate Location

Beauly

Highland

Status Expired Distance 125 m away Area 1.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-9818 Mellness Forest Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 40.9 ha Decision issued
FPA-10135 Mellness Forest Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.41 ha Decision issued
FLA02991 Proposed Site Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.9 km away Area 0.12 ha Decision issued
FPA-13534 Comar Wood Location

Beauly

Highland

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 2.9 ha Approved

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
22FGS69547 Struy Glassburn NWC Location

Cannich

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Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 23.14 ha Approved
22FGS64805 Carn Nam Badam North WC 1 Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 27.4 ha Approved
24FGS78799 Towards Net Zero Carbon Woodland Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 151.91 ha Approved
21FGS58263 Eagle Brae Riparian Planting Location

Struy

Highland

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 8.2 ha Approved
24FGS78560 Corrimony Farm Site 1 Location

Cannich

Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 14.15 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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