FPA-12640
Sloy Power Station
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Inveruglas
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN320098
Key dates
- Application registered 17 June 2025
- Application accepted 11 June 2025
- Consultation opens 27 June 2025
- Consultation closes 25 July 2025
- Decision issued 5 August 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2032
Area
- Total area
- 0.10 ha
- Conifer
- 0.10 ha
Official source
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FPA-12640 Find FPA-12640 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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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 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 0.1 ha
- Estimated volume
- 19.8 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.1 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selective Felling | Larch | 0.1 ha | 60 yr | 6 | 19.8 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed native broadleaves | 100% | 0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH24_0842b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 392 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH24_0842c Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 599 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH24_0842a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 647 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH23_0175-0807 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.4 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH25_0496 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.9 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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollochro Woods Site 1301 Official SiteLink record for Pollochro Woods ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.2 km away | Published area 292.96 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Ben Vorlich Site 193 Official SiteLink record for Ben Vorlich ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.2 km away | Published area 766.54 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NN 320 098
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 503
Humus-iron podzols with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Strichen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
- Landform
- Hummocky valley moraines
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Strichen · 85% Humus-iron podzols
- Hythie · 15% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA00567 Sloy Power Station | Location Tarbet Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 0.21 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13699 Inveruglas Farm | Location Arrochar Argyll and Bute | Status Open For Comment | Distance 608 m away | Area 1.5 ha | Consultation ends |
| FLA00851 Inveruglas Farm | Location Tarbert Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 633 m away | Area 0.79 ha | Key date Not published |
| FLA00214 Inveruglas Farm | Location Tarbert Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 2.5 km away | Area 16.41 ha | Decision issued |
| CB157790 Auchendarroch House | Location Tarbet Argyll and Bute | Status Expired | Distance 5.5 km away | Area 0.2 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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