FPA-12897

Glen Clova Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Kirriemuir
Local authority: Angus Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO327730

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Key dates

Application registered 24 September 2025
Application accepted 15 September 2025
Consultation opens 30 October 2025
Consultation closes 27 November 2025
Decision issued 8 December 2025
Restocking due 31 March 2031

Area

Total area: 0.72 ha
Conifer: 0.72 ha

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FPA-12897

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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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26 Aug 2026, 14:22 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

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: 0.72 ha
Estimated volume: 26,300 m³
Thinning area: 94.06 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.72 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
102	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.37 ha	55 yr	13	1,800 m³	None
109	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	62 yr	140	1,800 m³	None

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
101	Sitka spruce	43.52 ha	2,000 m³
101	Larch	7.28 ha	2,200 m³
101	Mixed conifers	0.11 ha	2,200 m³
102	Mixed conifers	1.02 ha	2,500 m³
108	Sitka spruce	34.34 ha	2,200 m³
108	Larch	1.49 ha	2,200 m³
108	Mixed conifers	0.78 ha	2,200 m³
108	Scots pine	0.89 ha	1,800 m³
118	Sitka spruce	2.91 ha	1,800 m³
118	Larch	1.42 ha	1,800 m³
118	Mixed conifers	0.3 ha	1,800 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
102	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	0.19 ha	2,500	—	—
102	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	0.19 ha	250	—	—
109	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
109	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 327 729

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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FLA00089 Loanleven	Location Methven Angus	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 2.1 ha	Key date Not published