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FPA-12116

Coulmony Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Coulmony Estate Woodlands
Nearest town
Forres
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NH973476

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 18 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 18 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 18 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.64 ha
Conifer
1.64 ha

Official source

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FPA-12116

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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
17 Jul 2025 – 1 May 2027
Felling area
1.64 ha
Estimated volume
970 m³
Thinning area
16.05 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
1.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
101A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.79 ha 56 yr 230 400 m³
6 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.6 ha 73 yr 90 60 m³
6 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.25 ha 73 yr 45 30 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore basal area (m²/ha)After basal area (m²/ha)
4 Japanese larch 2.25 ha 40 m³ 40 32
101C Scots pine 6.5 ha 200 m³ 40 32
101C Norway spruce 4.6 ha 150 m³ 43 39
101C Douglas fir 0.9 ha 30 m³ 40 32
5 Scots pine 1.8 ha 60 m³ 40 32

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
101a Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 48.17% 0.79 ha 1,600
6 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 51.83% 0.85 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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

Lower Findhorn Woods

Site 1104

Official SiteLink record for Lower Findhorn Woods
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 761 m away Published area 177.14 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NH 972 476

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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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