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FPA-7423

Achiebeg

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: ND022632 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Achiebeg Woodlands
Nearest town
Thurso
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
ND022632
Total area
28.06 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 July 2020
  2. Application accepted 9 July 2020
  3. Consultation opens 1 April 2021
  4. Consultation closes 31 March 2021
  5. Decision issued 6 April 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7423

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Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
20 Sept 2020 – 20 Sept 2025
Felling area
28.06 ha
Estimated volume
1,800 m³

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pineMixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Achiebeg Clear Felling Mixed conifers 28.06 ha 45 yr 6,000 1,800 m³ ALL

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Restock by natural regeneration Lodgepole pine 24.23% 6.8 ha 2,500 — —
1 Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 24.23% 6.8 ha 2,500 — —
2 Restock by natural regeneration Lodgepole pine 17.82% 5 ha 2,500 — —
2 Restock by natural regeneration Sitka spruce 17.82% 5 ha 2,500 — —
3 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.2% 1.46 ha 1,500 — —
1 Create Designed Open Ground — 10.69% 3 ha — — -2/3

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8158 Cruives Broubster Location

Thurso

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
FPA-12894 Shebster Water Treatment Works Location

Shebster, Thurso

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.4 ha Approved
FPA-10917 Shebster Water treatment works Location

Shebster, Thurso

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-8596 Shebster Water treatment works Location

Thurso

Highland

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-12075 Achavellian Location

Reay

Highland

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 11.9 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS66406 Helshetter Strath Woodland Creation Location

Janetstown

Highland

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 42.07 ha Approved
17FGS23017 Geiselittle Farm Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 9.6 km away Area 1 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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