FPA-12949
Coulin Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- The Policies and Farmhouse Woods
- Nearest town
- Kinlochewe
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH021545
Key dates
- Application registered 21 October 2025
- Application accepted 16 October 2025
- Consultation opens 12 November 2025
- Consultation closes 10 December 2025
- Decision issued 20 November 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 1.55 ha
- Conifer
- 0.12 ha
Official source
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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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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
- 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
- Felling area
- 1.55 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,001 m³
- Thinning area
- 4.44 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 1.55 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7a | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 1.12 ha | 60 yr | 1,117 | 705 m³ | — |
| 7a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.12 ha | 60 yr | 186 | 54 m³ | — |
| 7c | Selective Felling | Norway spruce | 0.31 ha | 60 yr | 304 | 189 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18a | Birch | 2.95 ha | 35 m³ |
| 18a | Caledonian scots pine | 1.26 ha | 8 m³ |
| 18c | European larch | 0.23 ha | 10 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7a | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 48% | 0.74 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7a | Replant felled area | Common alder | 8% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7a | Replant felled area | Rowan | 8% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7a | Replant felled area | Willow | 8% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 8% | 0.12 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7c | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 20% | 0.31 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulin Pinewoods Site 411 Official SiteLink record for Coulin Pinewoods ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.4 km away | Published area 360.54 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NH 020 545
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty podzols
Map unit 26
Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Arkaig
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
- Landform
- Hummocky valley and slope moraines: often bouldery
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Kildonan · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
- Semi-confined peat · 35% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
- Badanloch · 30% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-10978 Coulin Estate | Location Torridon Highland | Status Expired | Distance 141 m away | Area 2.56 ha | Decision issued |
| CB27257 Coulin Estate | Location Kinlochewe Highland | Status Expired | Distance 1.2 km away | Area 2.5 ha | Key date Not published |
| FLA01466 Coulin Estate | Location Kinlochewe Highland | Status Expired | Distance 4.0 km away | Area 1.76 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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