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FPA-12900

Ardenistle

Approved 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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NR393453 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Port Ellen, Islay
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Forestry administration
Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NR393453
Total area
15.63 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12900

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Forestry operations

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

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

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
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/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
1 Mixed broadleaves 0.72 ha 150 m³
2 Mixed conifers 0.32 ha 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative 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 — — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

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

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Woodland creation applications

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Land listings

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Changes

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  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
    Approved

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