FPA-12591
Lour Farms
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Lour Woods
- Nearest town
- Forfar
- Local authority
- Angus Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO485469
Key dates
- Application registered 2 June 2025
- Application accepted 1 June 2025
- Consultation opens 1 July 2025
- Consultation closes 29 July 2025
- Decision issued 19 August 2025
- Restocking due 31 March 2030
Area
- Total area
- 2.86 ha
- Conifer
- 2.19 ha
Official source
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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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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 Aug 2025 – 30 Aug 2027
- Felling area
- 2.86 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,144 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.86 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.75 ha | 65 yr | 525 | 300 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.19 ha | 65 yr | 133 | 76 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.19 ha | 65 yr | 133 | 76 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.12 ha | 65 yr | 84 | 48 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.97 ha | 65 yr | 679 | 388 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.48 ha | 65 yr | 336 | 192 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.16 ha | 65 yr | 112 | 64 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 22.03% | 0.63 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 21.68% | 0.62 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 21.33% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 21.33% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 6.99% | 0.2 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 6.64% | 0.19 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH17_0216 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron | Status Closed | Proximity 4.4 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH16_0205 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Closed | Proximity 4.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH17_0217_0218_0219_0220 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron | Status Closed | Proximity 4.7 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 · NO 485 469
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 41
Brown earths
- 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: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Nearby records
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