FPA-12691
Duchal Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Duchal Estate
- Nearest town
- Kilmacolm
- Local authority
- Inverclyde Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NS356677
Key dates
- Application registered 4 July 2025
- Application accepted 4 July 2025
- Consultation opens 1 August 2025
- Consultation closes 29 August 2025
- Decision issued 30 September 2025
- Restocking due 1 August 2029
Area
- Total area
- 3.37 ha
- Conifer
- 2.24 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 – 30 Sept 2027
- Felling area
- 3.37 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,984 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.18 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 3.37 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.07 ha | 34 yr | 2,691 | 1,139 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 1.13 ha | 50 yr | 1,703 | 666 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.17 ha | 50 yr | 34 | 44 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sitka spruce | 1.02 ha | 87 m³ | 1,600 | 1,200 |
| 4 | Sitka spruce | 0.16 ha | 48 m³ | 1,300 | 1,100 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 61.42% | 2.07 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 31.16% | 1.05 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 7.42% | 0.25 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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_0583 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 900 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0584_b Lawpark 2 (B) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.2 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0584_c Lawpark 2 [C] P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH21_0572 Gibblaston P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.9 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH21_0573 Gotter Water P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 2.7 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 356 677
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 147
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Darleith
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Darleith · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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