FPA-12472

Inveryne Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lilybank and Auchalick
Nearest town: Kilfinan
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NR928753

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 15 April 2025
Application accepted 7 April 2025
Consultation opens 26 August 2025
Consultation closes 23 September 2025
Decision issued 2 February 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 7.16 ha
Conifer: 7.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-12472

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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, 21:42 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:50 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: 3 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 7.16 ha
Estimated volume: 450 m³
Thinning area: 12.2 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 7.16 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

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
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.16 ha	30 yr	5,960	450 m³	tape

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
3	Sitka spruce	12.2 ha	—	2,500	1,750

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.94%	4.65 ha	2,700	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	19.97%	1.43 ha	2,700	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.03%	0.36 ha	1,600	—	—
1d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.06%	0.72 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
STH22_0641-0642 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0120_0474b Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 155 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0120_0474a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 341 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0109b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 860 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0109a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 911 m 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 · NR 928 753

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 335

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association: Kintyre
Parent material: Drifts derived from Dalradian schists and red sandstones, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

KINTYRE(NCG) · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
KINTYRE(HG) · 50% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees