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FPA-12672

Kilbridemore & Dunans

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Kilbridemore & Dunans
Nearest town
Strachur
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NS039933

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 23 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 15 August 2025
  4. Consultation closes 12 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
54.07 ha
Conifer
54.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12672

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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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  2. First captured

    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
54.07 ha
Estimated volume
18,269.53 m³
Proposed restocking
54.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.95 ha 55 yr 4,116 749.73 m³ Tape
216 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.22 ha 50 yr 550 33 m³ Tape
216 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.4 ha 50 yr 16,000 2,240 m³ Tape
215 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.35 ha 50 yr 875 52.5 m³ Tape
215 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.82 ha 50 yr 14,550 2,037 m³ Tape
212 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.31 ha 50 yr 775 46.5 m³ Tape
212 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 7.51 ha 50 yr 18,775 2,628.5 m³ Tape
212 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.69 ha 50 yr 4,235 592.9 m³ Tape
212 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.73 ha 50 yr 1,815 108.9 m³ Tape
212 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.53 ha 50 yr 1,325 185.5 m³ Tape
209 Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.42 ha 50 yr 3,550 213 m³ Tape
209 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 13.44 ha 50 yr 33,600 4,704 m³ Tape
209 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.37 ha 50 yr 3,412 477.75 m³ Tape
209 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.59 ha 50 yr 1,462 87.75 m³ Tape
209 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.33 ha 50 yr 3,325 465.5 m³ Tape
208 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.36 ha 50 yr 15,900 2,226 m³ Tape
208 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 50 yr 875 122.5 m³ Tape
204 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.71 ha 50 yr 9,275 1,298.5 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4 Create Designed Open Ground 0.39% 0.84 ha
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.51% 1.1 ha 2,500
216 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.7% 1.52 ha 1,600
216 Replant felled area Norway spruce 0.53% 1.15 ha 1,600
216 Create Designed Open Ground 0.4% 0.87 ha
216 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.41% 3.06 ha 2,500
215 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.08% 0.17 ha 1,600
215 Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.79% 3.9 ha 2,500
215 Create Designed Open Ground 0.85% 1.85 ha
215 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.11% 0.25 ha 2,500
212 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.07% 0.15 ha 1,600
212 Replant felled area Norway spruce 0.03% 0.06 ha 2,500
212 Create Designed Open Ground 0.14% 0.3 ha
212 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.72% 10.27 ha 2,500
209 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.52% 1.13 ha 1,600
209 Replant felled area Norway spruce 0.21% 0.45 ha 2,500
209 Create Designed Open Ground 0.34% 0.74 ha
209 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.28% 15.85 ha 2,500
208 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.01% 0.03 ha 1,600
208 Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.35% 2.93 ha 2,500
208 Create Designed Open Ground 0.9% 1.95 ha
208 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 0.82% 1.79 ha 2,500
204 Replant felled area Norway spruce 0.65% 1.41 ha 2,500
204 Create Designed Open Ground 0.05% 0.1 ha
204 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.01% 2.2 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

STH23_0478-0480

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0650-0653

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0532-0533

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0635-0648

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0112

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

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 039 933

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 165

Brown earths

Soil association
Deecastle
Parent material
Drift derived from Dalradian limestones and calc-silicate rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky to rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Deecastle · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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