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FPA-12900

Ardenistle

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Port Ellen, Islay
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NR393453

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 September 2025
  2. Application accepted 22 September 2025
  3. Consultation opens 21 October 2025
  4. Consultation closes 17 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 8 January 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
15.63 ha
Conifer
15.63 ha

Official source

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FPA-12900

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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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  2. First captured

    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 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028
Felling area
15.63 ha
Estimated volume
3,950 m³
Thinning area
1.04 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
15.63 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 10.85 ha 45 yr 20,000 2,500 m³ TAPE
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.35 ha 45 yr 6,500 850 m³ TAPE
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 45 yr 2,750 400 m³ TAPE

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
1 Mixed broadleaves 0.72 ha 150 m³
2 Mixed conifers 0.32 ha 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 15% 2.34 ha 2,500
1/2/4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 10.16 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 1.56 ha 1,600
1/2/4 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 1.56 ha
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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

Ardmore, Kildalton and Callumkill Woodlands

Site 76

Official SiteLink record for Ardmore, Kildalton and Callumkill Woodlands
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 1,508.77 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NR 392 453

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 242

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association
Foudland
Parent material
Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform
Ridged lowland 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.

  • Fisherford · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • FOUDLAND(HG) · 50% Humic gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-12875 Laphroaig Distillery Location

Port Ellen

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 300 m away Area 3.51 ha Approved
FPA-7515 Ardenistle Location

Port Ellen

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 316 m away Area 12.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-6596 Cornabus Location

Port Ellen

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 5.7 km away Area 30.81 ha Decision issued

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