FPA-12898
Tombain Plantation
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Tombain Plantation
- Nearest town
- Grantown on Spey
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ042351
Key dates
- Application registered 24 September 2025
- Application accepted 24 September 2025
- Consultation opens 21 November 2025
- Consultation closes 19 December 2025
- Decision issued 23 January 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2033
Area
- Total area
- 4.90 ha
- Conifer
- 4.90 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030
- Felling area
- 4.9 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,190 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 4.9 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 4.5 ha | 50 yr | 7,000 | 1,100 m³ | — |
| 2a | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.4 ha | 50 yr | 800 | 90 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed conifers | 100% | 4.9 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 042 350
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 29
Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat
- Soil association
- Arkaig
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
- Landform
- Undulating hills with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Badanloch · 50% Peaty gleys
- Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-10423 Tombain Plantation | Location Nethy Bridge Highland | Status Expired | Distance 0 m away | Area 4.9 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-12128 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown Highland | Status Approved | Distance 3.8 km away | Area 9.03 ha | Approved |
| FPA-11430 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.8 km away | Area 1.15 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-12127 Strathspey Estate | Location Grantown Highland | Status Approved | Distance 4.1 km away | Area 0 ha | Approved |
| FPA-11014 Camerory | Location Grantown on Spey Highland | Status Expired | Distance 4.6 km away | Area 27.16 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FGS78242 Glenbeg Woodland Creation | Location Granton on Spey Highland | Status Approved | Distance 8.3 km away | Area 339.37 ha | Approved |
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