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FPA-8481

Drimnatorran Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ariundle Plateau
Nearest town
Strontian
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NM832646

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 September 2021
  2. Application accepted 21 September 2021
  3. Consultation opens 6 October 2021
  4. Consultation closes 6 October 2021
  5. Decision issued 7 October 2021

Area

Total area
5.03 ha
Conifer
5.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-8481

Find FPA-8481 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 27 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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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH21_0214

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity Covers application grid-reference point Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1116_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

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

STH17_1116_b

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

Sunart

Site 8174

Official SiteLink record for Sunart
Designation MIXED Proximity 279 m away Published area 5,519.13 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Strontian Mines

Site 1501

Official SiteLink record for Strontian Mines
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 654 m away Published area 50.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NM 831 645

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 127

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Hills and undulating lowlands 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.

  • Drumlasie · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
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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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 14.96 ha Decision issued
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Strontian

Highland

Status Expired Distance 4.6 km away Area 50.7 ha Decision issued
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Highland

Status Expired Distance 4.9 km away Area 1.34 ha Decision issued
FPA-10928 Glenhurich Forest Location

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Highland

Status Expired Distance 5.0 km away Area 4.11 ha Decision issued
FPA-10225 Achanellan Forest Location

Polloch Village, Strontian

Highland

Status Expired Distance 5.7 km away Area 6.23 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS68369 Liddesdale ASNW Natural Regeneration Location

Liddesdale

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.4 km away Area 6.08 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.