FPA-12956
Fort George Training Centre
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Compartments 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a
- Nearest town
- Ardersier
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH793567
Key dates
- Application registered 23 October 2025
- Application accepted 23 October 2025
- Consultation opens 16 December 2025
- Consultation closes 27 January 2026
- Decision issued 13 January 2026
- Restocking due Unknown
Official source
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FPA-12956 Find FPA-12956 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026
- Felling area
- 0 ha
- Estimated volume
- 18 m³
- Thinning area
- 18.3 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.07 ha
Proposed restocking species
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a | Scots pine | 18.3 ha | 18 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a | Plant an alternative area | Rowan | 30% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | Cpt 1 |
| 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a | Plant an alternative area | Silver birch | 40% | 0.03 ha | 1,600 | — | Cpt 1 |
| 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a | Plant an alternative area | Other broadleaves | 30% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | Cpt 1 |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardersier Glacial Deposits Site 71 Official SiteLink record for Ardersier Glacial Deposits ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 820 m away | Published area 50.97 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Whiteness Head Site 1633 Official SiteLink record for Whiteness Head ↗ | Designation MIXED | Proximity 860 m away | Published area 350.8 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 793 567
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 420
Humus-iron podzols with regosols
- Soil association
- Nigg
- Parent material
- Undifferentiated raised beach deposits
- Landform
- Raised beach terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Pithogarty · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- NIGG(REG) · 50% Regosols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FPA-11911 Kilravock Estate | Location Ardersier Highland | Status Expired | Distance 6.3 km away | Area 13.11 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-11701 Kilravock Estate | Location Ardersier Highland | Status Expired | Distance 6.3 km away | Area 13.11 ha | Key date Not published |
Nearby records
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