FPA-7841

Shinness Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartment 8
Nearest town: Lairg
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NC553130

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 January 2021
Application accepted 25 January 2021
Consultation opens 19 May 2021
Consultation closes 16 June 2021
Decision issued 28 June 2021

Area

Total area: 3.08 ha
Conifer: 3.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-7841

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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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.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:25 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 · NC 552 130

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 20

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Arkaig
Parent material: Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform: Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Birichin · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Gordonbush · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA00856 Shinness	Location Lairg Highland	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 3.19 ha	Decision issued 3 Dec 2015
FLA00794 Shinness	Location Lairg Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.96 ha	Decision issued 17 Nov 2015
FLA00712 Shinness Rstate	Location Lairg Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 8.22 ha	Decision issued 9 Dec 2015
CB134482 Blarbuie	Location Lairg Highland	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 21.4 ha	Decision issued 26 Mar 2013
CB520863 Sallachy Estate	Location Lairg Highland	Status Expired	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 83.8 ha	Decision issued 23 Jul 2015