FPA-12345

Leckmelm Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Leckmelm Wood
Nearest town: Ullapool
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH159915

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Key dates

Application registered 10 March 2025
Application accepted 3 March 2025
Consultation opens 5 December 2025
Consultation closes 16 January 2026
Decision issued 8 June 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 1.17 ha
Conifer: 1.17 ha

Official source

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:45 BST

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: 17 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 1.23 ha
Estimated volume: 554 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.23 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Mixed conifers Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
g3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	64 yr	179	75 m³	—
b3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	64 yr	157	66 m³	—
c2	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.15 ha	64 yr	167	70 m³	—
g1	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.04 ha	64 yr	43	18 m³	—
g4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.04 ha	64 yr	45	19 m³	—
h1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.05 ha	64 yr	49	21 m³	—
b7	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.19 ha	64 yr	203	86 m³	—
b8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.06 ha	64 yr	27	12 m³	—
g2	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.25 ha	64 yr	271	114 m³	—
T1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.16 ha	64 yr	175	73 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
g3	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	19.76%	0.16 ha	1,000	—	—
b3	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	17.33%	0.14 ha	1,000	—	—
c2	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	18.42%	0.15 ha	1,000	—	—
g1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	4.73%	0.04 ha	1,000	—	—
g4	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	4.97%	0.04 ha	1,000	—	—
h1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	5.45%	0.05 ha	1,000	—	—
b7	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	22.42%	0.19 ha	1,000	—	—
b8	I do not intend to restock	—	6.91%	0.06 ha	—	—	—
g2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	29.94%	0.25 ha	1,000	—	—
T1	I do not intend to restock	—	19.27%	0.16 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 159 915

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 27

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Aberscross · 50% Brown earths
Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8629 Leckmelm Wood	Location Ullapool Highland	Status Expired	Distance 141 m away	Area 0.13 ha	Decision issued 15 Feb 2022
FPA-12398 The Gorge, Eilean Darach	Location Dundonnell Highland	Status Approved	Distance 5.8 km away	Area 0.85 ha	Approved 3 Jun 2025
FPA-8452 Dundonnell Forest	Location Dundonnell by Garve Highland	Status Approved	Distance 6.1 km away	Area 35.38 ha	Approved 29 Mar 2022
FPA-7379 Dundonnell Forest	Location Dundonnell by Garve Highland	Status Expired	Distance 6.1 km away	Area 23.12 ha	Decision issued 10 Sept 2020
FLA01486 Inverbroom	Location Ullapool Highland	Status Expired	Distance 8.2 km away	Area 4.68 ha	Decision issued 13 Sept 2016