FPA-12894
Shebster Water Treatment Works
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Shebster, Thurso
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- ND005643
Key dates
- Application registered 23 September 2025
- Application accepted 4 September 2025
- Consultation opens 14 November 2025
- Consultation closes 14 November 2025
- Decision issued 20 November 2025
- Restocking due 1 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.40 ha
- Conifer
- 1.40 ha
Official source
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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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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 – 30 Sept 2027
- Felling area
- 1.4 ha
- Estimated volume
- 340 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.4 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.2 ha | 50 yr | 1,200 | 300 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 0.2 ha | 50 yr | 200 | 40 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Alder | 28.57% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 35.71% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 28.57% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 7.14% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · ND 005 643
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty gleys
Map unit 543
Peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Thurso
- Parent material
- Greyish brown drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone flagstones and sandstones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Olrig · 100% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-10917 Shebster Water treatment works | Location Shebster, Thurso Highland | Status Expired | Distance 0 m away | Area 1.4 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-8596 Shebster Water treatment works | Location Thurso Highland | Status Expired | Distance 0 m away | Area 1.4 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-7423 Achiebeg | Location Thurso Highland | Status Expired | Distance 2.0 km away | Area 28.06 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-12075 Achavellian | Location Reay Highland | Status Approved | Distance 3.0 km away | Area 11.9 ha | Approved |
| FPA-9901 Achaveillan | Location Reay Highland | Status Expired | Distance 3.0 km away | Area 34.29 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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