FPA-12821

Clachaig

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Tarbert
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR787624

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 August 2025
Application accepted 9 January 2025
Consultation opens 15 October 2025
Consultation closes 11 November 2025
Decision issued 24 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 8.42 ha
Conifer: 8.42 ha

Official source

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FPA-12821

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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, 14:23 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 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 Apr 2027
Felling area: 8.42 ha
Estimated volume: 2,187 m³
Proposed restocking: 8.42 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.93 ha	43 yr	19,825	2,060 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.49 ha	43 yr	1,225	127 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	90.97%	7.66 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.03%	0.76 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH24_0450-0452 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_1052 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0621b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0622-0623 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0621a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 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
Ardpatrick and Dunmore Woods Site 78 Official SiteLink record for Ardpatrick and Dunmore Woods ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 506 m away	Published area 756.69 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Ardpatrick and Dunmore Woods

Site 78

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 506 m away

Published area 756.69 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NR 787 623

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 505

Brown earths

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hill and valley sides with strong to very steep slopes: slightly and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Fungarth · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees