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FPA-13002

Raasay House

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Àrd nam Brathan / Oscaig Woods
Nearest town
Inverarish
Local authority
Western Isles Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NG547372

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 11 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 11 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 18 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 16 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 10 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
3.73 ha
Conifer
3.73 ha

Official source

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FPA-13002

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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
6 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area
3.73 ha
Estimated volume
1,688 m³
Proposed restocking
3.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.59 ha 55 yr 636 266 m³ n/a
B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 55 yr 561 235 m³ n/a
C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.6 ha 55 yr 1,725 722 m³ n/a
D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.92 ha 55 yr 992 415 m³ n/a
D Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.1 ha 55 yr 108 50 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 15.82% 0.59 ha 1,600
B Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 13.94% 0.52 ha 1,600
C Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 42.9% 1.6 ha 1,600
D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 27.35% 1.02 ha 1,600
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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

STH16_0792 Clachan

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Issued Proximity 368 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pr15_0197_Raasay

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 370 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pr15_0197_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Issued Proximity 771 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1069_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pr15_0586_Inverarish_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Issued Proximity 1.3 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NG 547 372

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

F4 Moderate 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.

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

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