FPA-12803

Pearsie Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Pearsie Woodlands
Nearest town: Kirriemuir
Local authority: Angus Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO360613

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 15 August 2025
Application accepted 10 August 2025
Consultation opens 3 October 2025
Consultation closes 3 October 2025
Decision issued 13 October 2025
Restocking due 31 March 2030

Area

Total area: 6.22 ha
Conifer: 6.22 ha

Official source

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FPA-12803

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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, 21:41 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:49 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: 30 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2027
Felling area: 6.22 ha
Estimated volume: 1,220 m³
Proposed restocking: 6.22 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Japanese larch Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Douglas fir Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.09 ha	35 yr	60	30 m³	Sub Comp Boundary
2	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	2.5 ha	30 yr	6,000	700 m³	Sub CB
2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.52 ha	30 yr	1,500	20 m³	Sub CB
3	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.65 ha	40 yr	1,000	20 m³	Sub CB
4	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	2.46 ha	40 yr	2,500	450 m³	Sub CB

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Birch	100%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	1.51 ha	2,200	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	50%	1.51 ha	2,200	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Birch	100%	0.65 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Japanese larch	50%	1.23 ha	2,200	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	50%	1.23 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
Pr15_0535 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Pr15_0535

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed

Proximity 2.6 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Crossbog Pinewood Site 471 Official SiteLink record for Crossbog Pinewood ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 62.74 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Crossbog Pinewood

Site 471

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 62.74 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 359 613

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 498

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees