FPA-12808

Kilmichaelbeg

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Minard, Lochgilphead
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR957937

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 18 August 2025
Application accepted 18 August 2025
Consultation opens 17 November 2025
Consultation closes 15 December 2025
Decision issued 6 January 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.60 ha
Conifer: 0.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-12808

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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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26 Aug 2026, 14:21 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST

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 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2026
Felling area: 0.6 ha
Estimated volume: 20 m³
Thinning area: 2.7 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Other firs Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak Sycamore Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2c	Felling Individual Trees	Other firs	0.2 ha	16 yr	30	2 m³	Spray paint
2c	Felling Individual Trees	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	16 yr	30	3 m³	Spray paint
2c	Felling Individual Trees	Douglas fir	0.2 ha	16 yr	30	2 m³	Spray paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2c	Willow	1.4 ha	5 m³
2c	Birch	0.8 ha	3 m³
2c	Oak	0.1 ha	2 m³
2c	Sycamore	0.4 ha	3 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Trees	Alternative site
2c	Restock by natural regeneration	Willow	50%	0.3 ha	—	—
2c	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	30%	0.18 ha	—	—
2c	Restock by natural regeneration	Oak	5%	0.03 ha	—	—
2c	Restock by natural regeneration	Sycamor e	15%	0.09 ha	—	—

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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
STH24_0600-0603 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 104 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0349 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 334 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0593-0609 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 380 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0476-0477_0522_0581_0651-0652_0654-0658_0661-0663_0711 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 650 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0116-0853 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 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 · NR 956 936

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 242

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association: Foudland
Parent material: Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform: Ridged lowland 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.

Fisherford · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
FOUDLAND(HG) · 50% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees