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FPA-12115

Cameron Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cameron & Tank Wood
Nearest town
Balloch
Local authority
West Dunbartonshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS367822

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 10 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 9 September 2025
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due 29 August 2029

Area

Total area
19.52 ha
Conifer
16.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-12115

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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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
31 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2027
Felling area
19.52 ha
Estimated volume
6,050 m³
Thinning area
3.82 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
19.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1a,d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.06 ha 35 yr 1,100 2,750 m³ N
Cpt 1f Clear Felling European larch 0.87 ha 80 yr 1,000 200 m³ N
Cpt 1b,e,g Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.1 ha 80 yr 1,000 250 m³ N
Cpt 2b Clear Felling European larch 4.72 ha 80 yr 6,000 900 m³ N
Cpt 2a,e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.77 ha 80 yr 2,000 400 m³ N
Cpt 2c,d,i,l Clear Felling Mixed conifers 2.75 ha 80 yr 2,500 500 m³ N
Cpt 2f,g Clear Felling Norway spruce 3.25 ha 80 yr 3,575 800 m³ N

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
Cpt 1c,h,i Mixed broadleaves 1.38 ha 100 m³ 1,250 1,050
Cpt 2h,k,m Mixed broadleaves 2.44 ha 150 m³ 1,500 1,275

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 23.16% 4.52 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sycamore 5.12% 1 ha 2,500
Cpt 1 Create Designed Open Ground 2.61% 0.51 ha
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 11.01% 2.15 ha 2,500
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.73% 2.68 ha 2,500
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Sycamore 6.4% 1.25 ha 2,500
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Common alder 2.1% 0.41 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 9.73% 1.9 ha 2,500
Cpt 2 Create Designed Open Ground 12.65% 2.47 ha
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.12% 1 ha 2,500
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Willow 2.1% 0.41 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Rowan 1.59% 0.31 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Downy birch 1.59% 0.31 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Sessile oak 1.02% 0.2 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Hawthorn 1.02% 0.2 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Hazel 1.02% 0.2 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

STH23_0167_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 545 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0953

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 573 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0167_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 655 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0148

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0779

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 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 366 822

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 48

Peaty gleys

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Sheriffmuir · 100% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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