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FLA03213

Barr an Taolain

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Otter Ferry
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NR925812

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 5 June 2018
  3. Consultation opens 8 June 2018
  4. Consultation closes 6 July 2018
  5. Decision issued 10 April 2019

Area

Total area
22.50 ha
Conifer
22.50 ha

Official source

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FLA03213

Find FLA03213 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH24_0460

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0535

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0526_0534

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_1028

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0485-0488_1028-1030

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.8 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 · NR 925 811

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 506

Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Strichen
Parent material
Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong to very steep slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Strichen · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Gaerlie · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
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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.

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INVERNESS

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Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 144.66 ha Approved

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