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FPA-7740

Rhubodach

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Balnakailly
Nearest town
Rothesay, Bute
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NS011737

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 December 2020
  2. Application accepted 9 December 2020
  3. Consultation opens 17 December 2020
  4. Consultation closes 14 January 2021
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2021

Area

Total area
30.44 ha
Conifer
30.44 ha

Official source

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FPA-7740

Find FPA-7740 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

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

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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.

Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH22_0634

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 84 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0302-0305a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 90 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0006-1181

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 384 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0302-0305b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 599 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0464-0465a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

North End of Bute

Site 1231

Official SiteLink record for North End of Bute
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 929.11 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 011 736

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 253

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association
Foudland
Parent material
Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform
Hills with gentle to steep slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Shanquhar · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Suie · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Semi-confined peat · 30% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 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.

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

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