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FPA-12927

Frachadil House

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
NW Sitka spruce plantation
Nearest town
Calgary
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NM383516

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 8 January 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 January 2026
  6. Restocking due 12 June 2030

Area

Total area
0.32 ha
Conifer
0.32 ha

Official source

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FPA-12927

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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
10 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area
0.32 ha
Estimated volume
192 m³
Proposed restocking
0.32 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Mixed broadleaves Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 45 yr 40 145 m³
A2 Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 45 yr 10 35 m³
B1 Felling Individual Trees Scots pine 0.01 ha 150 yr 1 6 m³
B2 Felling Individual Trees Scots pine 0.01 ha 150 yr 1 6 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A1 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 62.5% 0.2 ha 1,600 100
A2 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 31.3% 0.1 ha 1,600 100
B1 Restock with individual trees Beech 3.1% 0.01 ha 10
B2 Restock with individual trees Sycamore 3.1% 0.01 ha 5
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH23_0689

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0868-0870a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Calgary Dunes

Site 296

Official SiteLink record for Calgary Dunes
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 883 m away Published area 23.39 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NM 382 515

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 158

Brown earths

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with frequently terraced with with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Darleith · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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