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FPA-7583

Ledmore Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ledmore
Nearest town
Ledmore Junction
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC239116

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 October 2020
  2. Application accepted 20 September 2020
  3. Consultation opens 13 May 2021
  4. Consultation closes 13 May 2021
  5. Decision issued 20 May 2021

Area

Total area
18.61 ha
Conifer
18.61 ha

Official source

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FPA-7583

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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.

  1. First captured

    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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Loch Urigill

Site 1668

Official SiteLink record for Loch Urigill
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 676 m away Published area 321.15 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Cam Loch

Site 301

Official SiteLink record for Cam Loch
Designation MIXED Proximity 726 m away Published area 477.25 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 239 116

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 188

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association
Durnhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from quartzites and quartzose grits
Landform
Hills and hill sides 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.

  • Balloch · 70% Peaty gleys
  • Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10491 Ledmore Forest Location

Ledmore Junction

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 15.6 ha Decision issued
FLA02989 Ledmore Location

Highland Council

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 5.14 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
16FGS11477 LEDMORE WOOD Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 63.3 ha Approved
18FGS31038 Ledbeg planting proposal Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 161.03 ha Approved

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