FPA-12801

Troustan

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Troustan Forest
Nearest town: Stronafian
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS059778

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 14 August 2025
Application accepted 20 May 2025
Consultation opens 1 September 2025
Consultation closes 29 September 2025
Decision issued 3 October 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 31.75 ha
Conifer: 31.75 ha

Official source

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FPA-12801

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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: 2 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2027
Felling area: 31.75 ha
Estimated volume: 10,414.1 m³
Proposed restocking: 31.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.67 ha	50 yr	4,170	583.8 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.71 ha	50 yr	1,772	106.35 m³	N/A
4	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.78 ha	50 yr	6,957	417.45 m³	N/A
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	16.81 ha	50 yr	42,027	5,883.85 m³	N/A
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	9.78 ha	50 yr	24,447	3,422.65 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	85%	2.02 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15%	0.36 ha	—	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	16%	3.14 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	62%	12.15 ha	—	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	22%	4.31 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Create Designed Open Ground	—	80%	7.82 ha	—	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	20%	1.96 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH22_0443-0631 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0768b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 386 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0764-1221a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 550 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0769-0770 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 747 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0444 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 058 777

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 252

Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Foudland
Parent material: Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform: Hills and valley sides with strong and steep slopes: slightly and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Foudland · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Suie · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees