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FPA-12617

East Loch Lomond

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Rowardennan
Local authority
Stirling Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NS374980

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 June 2025
  2. Application accepted 6 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 18 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 24 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.62 ha
Conifer
1.62 ha

Official source

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FPA-12617

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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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 – 1 Sept 2026
Felling area
1.62 ha
Estimated volume
1,380 m³
Thinning area
0.93 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
2.34 ha · 144.4% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
60045 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.08 ha 67 yr 1,170 731 m³
60045 Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.28 ha 67 yr 458 253 m³
60045 Clear Felling Caledonian scots pine 0.19 ha 67 yr 246 126 m³
60045 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.07 ha 67 yr 76 33 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
60503 Oak 0.36 ha 510 510
60503 Mixed broadleaves 0.36 ha 150 m³ 600 600
60503 Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 87 m³ 180 0

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
60045 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 70% 1.64 ha 1,600
60045 Replant felled area Scots pine 10% 0.23 ha 1,600
60045 Create Designed Open Ground 20% 0.47 ha
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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

STH17_1718

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 1.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0488-0490

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0986

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0487

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

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

STH23_0750

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.7 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

Ben Lomond

Site 186

Official SiteLink record for Ben Lomond
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 840 m away Published area 2,374.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Rowardennan Woodlands

Site 1387

Official SiteLink record for Rowardennan Woodlands
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 861 m away Published area 496.55 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 373 979

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