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FPA-7144

Balnacoil Estate

Expired 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

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

Register grid reference: NC773171 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Little Pollie
Nearest town
Brora
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NC773171
Total area
42.29 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 March 2020
  2. Application accepted 3 March 2020
  3. Consultation opens 12 March 2020
  4. Consultation closes 9 April 2020
  5. Decision issued 7 May 2020
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2024
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7144

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2020 – 30 Apr 2022
Felling area
42.29 ha
Estimated volume
9,150 m³

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineScots pine

Proposed restocking species

Hybrid larchMixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
A Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 35.95 ha 40 yr 52,000 7,800 m³ All Trees
A Clear Felling Scots pine 6.34 ha 40 yr 9,000 1,350 m³ All Trees

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
A Replant felled area Scots pine 69.99% 29.6 ha 2,500 — —
A Replant felled area Hybrid larch 14.99% 6.34 ha 2,500 — —
A Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 4.23 ha 1,600 — —
A Create Designed Open Ground — 5.01% 2.12 ha — — -/

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA-6302 Balnacoil Estate Location

Brora

Highland

Status Expired Distance 7.2 km away Area 13.3 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
18FGS28918 Balnacoil New Woodlands Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 158.09 ha Approved
19FGS43223 No1 Sciberscross Woodland Creation Location

SUTHERLAND

Highland

Status Approved Distance 7.6 km away Area 2.66 ha Approved
19FGS42023 Kilbraur Shelter and Timber Production Location

ROGART

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.4 km away Area 91.85 ha Approved
19FGS45383 Banscol Woodland Creation Location

ROGART

Highland

Status Approved Distance 9.7 km away Area 8.84 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

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
    Expired

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