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FPA-12949

Coulin Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
The Policies and Farmhouse Woods
Nearest town
Kinlochewe
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH021545

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 16 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 12 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 10 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 20 November 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
1.55 ha
Conifer
0.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-12949

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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
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

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
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.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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

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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
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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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Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 2.5 ha Key date Not published
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Status Expired Distance 4.0 km away Area 1.76 ha Decision issued

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