FPA-12767
South Loch Ness
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Various
- Nearest town
- Inverness
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH560293
Key dates
- Application registered 1 August 2025
- Application accepted 1 August 2025
- Consultation opens 24 November 2025
- Consultation closes 6 January 2026
- Decision issued 10 March 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2032
Area
- Total area
- 25.80 ha
- Conifer
- 24.20 ha
- Broadleaf
- 1.60 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12767 Find FPA-12767 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
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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
- 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027
- Felling area
- 35.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 19,215 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 35.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03517 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 18.8 ha | 55 yr | 22,500 | 13,000 m³ | Tape |
| 03517 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 5.4 ha | 55 yr | 900 | 240 m³ | Tape |
| 03517 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 1.6 ha | 55 yr | 1,800 | 310 m³ | Tape |
| 03351 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 8.7 ha | 75 yr | 9,800 | 5,500 m³ | Tape |
| 03351 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.8 ha | 75 yr | 960 | 165 m³ | Tape |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03351 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 25.24% | 7.6 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 03351 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6.31% | 1.9 ha | — | — | — |
| 03517 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 74.39% | 22.4 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 03517 | Replant felled area | Birch | 11.29% | 3.4 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 560 292
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Immature soils
Map unit 286
Peaty rankers with peaty gleyed podzols
- Soil association
- Hatton
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Middle and Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates
- Landform
- Hills with strong to very steep slopes: very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Glas-choire · 70% Peaty rankers
- Craggie · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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