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FPA-12701

Auchineden Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Pigeon Wood
Nearest town
Strathblane
Local authority
Stirling Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NS514799

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 4 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 22 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 19 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 17 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 15 May 2030

Area

Total area
12.00 ha
Conifer
11.01 ha
Broadleaf
0.99 ha

Official source

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FPA-12701

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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
1 Sept 2025 – 30 Aug 2027
Felling area
12 ha
Estimated volume
3,135 m³
Proposed restocking
12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
5L Clear Felling Scots pine 0.97 ha 60 yr 250 m³ Tape
6I Clear Felling Other firs 0.92 ha 30 yr 200 m³ Tape
6J Clear Felling Ash 0.99 ha 30 yr 25 m³ Tape
6K Clear Felling Other firs 0.72 ha 30 yr 150 m³ Tape
7M Clear Felling Other firs 1 ha 30 yr 270 m³ Tape
7m Clear Felling Scots pine 0.4 ha 30 yr 80 m³ Tape
8G Clear Felling Other firs 0.84 ha 30 yr 200 m³ Tape
8H Clear Felling Other firs 1.42 ha 30 yr 350 m³ Tape
10KL Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.58 ha 60 yr 750 m³ Tape
16A Clear Felling Other firs 0.65 ha 30 yr 160 m³ Tape
16B Clear Felling Other firs 1 ha 30 yr 250 m³ Tape
19A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.51 ha 50 yr 450 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
5L Replant felled area Scots pine 8.08% 0.97 ha 2,500
6I Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.67% 0.92 ha 2,500
6J Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 8.25% 0.99 ha 1,600
6K Create Designed Open Ground 3% 0.36 ha
6K Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3% 0.36 ha 2,500
7M Replant felled area Sitka spruce 11.67% 1.4 ha 2,500
8G Replant felled area Norway spruce 7% 0.84 ha 2,500
8H Replant felled area Norway spruce 11.83% 1.42 ha 2,500
10KL Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.17% 1.58 ha 2,500
16A Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.42% 0.65 ha 2,500
16B Replant felled area Norway spruce 8.33% 1 ha 2,500
19A Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.58% 1.51 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

STH25_0498

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Carbeth Loch

Site 313

Official SiteLink record for Carbeth Loch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 9.79 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 514 798

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 466

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Sorn
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Glenpark · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB237319 Auchineden Estate Location

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Status Expired Distance 412 m away Area 3.42 ha Decision issued
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Strathblane

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Status Approved Distance 583 m away Area 2.34 ha Approved
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Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 8.43 ha Decision issued
FPA-13228 Auchineden Estate Location

Strathblane

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Status Approved Distance 707 m away Area 7.7 ha Approved
FPA-11532 Auchineden Location

Carbeth

Stirling

Status Expired Distance 781 m away Area 1.12 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
19FGS36858 Auchineden Woodland Creation Location

Stirling

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 15.66 ha Approved
20FGS50503 South Quinlochmuir Location

Milngavie

Stirling

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 63.95 ha Approved
17FGS18017 Arlehaven Plantation Location

Stirling

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 44.71 ha Approved
20FGS55563 Auldmurroch Woodland Creation Location

Milngavie

East Dunbartonshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 204.23 ha Approved
17FGS15237 Quinlochmuir Plantation Location

Stirling

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 55.51 ha Approved

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