FPA-9765

Assich Gate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Assich
Nearest town: Nairn
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH817471

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 27 June 2022
Application accepted 23 June 2022
Consultation opens 12 July 2022
Consultation closes 9 August 2022
Decision issued 1 September 2022

Area

Total area: 5.10 ha
Conifer: 4.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-9765

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:07 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 · NH 816 471

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 30

Peaty gleyed podzols with podzolic rankers with peaty rankers

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Rugged hills with strong and steep slopes: very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Kildonan · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
ARKAIG(PODRANK) · 25% Podzolic rankers
Arkaig · 25% Peaty rankers

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-7484 Drummournie Farm Estate	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.92 ha	Decision issued 29 Sept 2020
FPA-7270 Cantraydoune	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 5.86 ha	Decision issued 6 Nov 2020
FLA00937 Balfreish	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 17 Dec 2015
CB524410 Balfreish	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 19 Nov 2014
CB371834 Holme Rose Estate	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 4.3 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2014