FPA-8411

Glencruitten Quarry

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Glencruitten Quarry Woodland
Nearest town: Oban
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Forestry administration: Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NM873283
Total area: 45.98 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 24 August 2021
Application accepted 19 August 2021
Consultation opens 20 September 2021
Consultation closes 18 October 2021
Decision issued 22 October 2021
Restocking due 31 March 2024
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-8411

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 19 Sept 2021 – 1 Oct 2023
Felling area: 45.98 ha
Estimated volume: 22,990 m³

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	10.74 ha	40 yr	20,940	5,370 m³	Tape
2e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	16.44 ha	40 yr	32,880	8,220 m³	Tape
3h	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	18.8 ha	40 yr	37,600	9,400 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1,2&3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	71.68%	32.96 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	6.61%	3.04 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	3.5%	1.61 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.2%	2.85 ha	1,600	—	—
1,2&3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	12.01%	5.52 ha	—	—	-2/3

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11740 Glencruitten Quarry	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 706 m away	Area 40.95 ha	Approved 24 Sept 2024
FLA03092 Glencruitten	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 60.6 ha	Decision issued 1 Jun 2018
FLA03149 Land at Soroba House Hotel	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.02 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2018
FPA-12304 Glencruitten Woods	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 14.61 ha	Approved 27 Aug 2025
FPA-8497 Glencruitten Hodge	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 8.83 ha	Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
19FGS44363 Killiechonich	Location OBAN Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 27.6 ha	Approved 29 Apr 2020
17FGS18417 Ballygowan	Location Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 93.96 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
23FGS72633 Aspen Glencruitten	Location Oban Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 4.7 ha	Approved 24 Apr 2025
16FGS13817 Achalic woodland creation	Location Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 3.91 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
15FGS03778 Scammadale Woodland Creation	Location Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 143.97 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 20:59 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:20 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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