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FPA-12576

Murthly & Strathbraan Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
30b, 30b1, 30c, 30c2, 30d, 35a, 39g, 58b1, 58d1, 58e 59a, 59b, 60a, 60a1, 60d1, 67a
Nearest town
Murthly
Local authority
Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO066378

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 20 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 9 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 7 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 21 July 2025
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
33.93 ha
Conifer
31.11 ha
Broadleaf
1.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-12576

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Approved
    To
    Expired
  3. 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 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2027
Felling area
33.93 ha
Estimated volume
26,351 m³
Thinning area
20.89 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
33.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
30f Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 15 yr 50 8 m³
30f Clear Felling Birch 0.4 ha 15 yr 250 38 m³
39g Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.36 ha 52 yr 3,400 578 m³
58b1 Clear Felling Scots pine 3.56 ha 75 yr 6,052 908 m³
58b1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.4 ha 75 yr 680 102 m³
58d1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.43 ha 75 yr 731 110 m³
58e Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.46 ha 75 yr 782 141 m³
59a Clear Felling Scots pine 2.12 ha 45 yr 4,452 668 m³
59a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.53 ha 45 yr 6,354 1,271 m³
60a Clear Felling Scots pine 7 ha 75 yr 11,200 16,800 m³
60a Clear Felling Western hemlock 1.75 ha 75 yr 3,150 441 m³
60a1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.68 ha 75 yr 1,224 184 m³
60a1 Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.17 ha 75 yr 306 46 m³
60d1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.48 ha 75 yr 864 130 m³
60d1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.03 ha 75 yr 864 130 m³
60e Clear Felling Scots pine 1.2 ha 75 yr 2,160 324 m³
67a Clear Felling Birch 1.03 ha 49 yr 1,854 278 m³
67a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 9.25 ha 49 yr 16,650 1,981 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
30b Mixed conifers 0.04 ha 4 m³
30b1 Western hemlock 2.58 ha 206 m³
30b1 Hybrid larch 0.64 ha 77 m³
30c Mixed conifers 2.6 ha 260 m³
30c Mixed conifers 1.08 ha 108 m³
30d Western hemlock 2.83 ha 226 m³
30e Mixed broadleaves 0.28 ha 15 m³
35a Mixed conifers 7.19 ha 1,079 m³
59b Scots pine 2.19 ha 146 m³
59b Birch 1.46 ha 92 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
30f Restock by natural regeneration Birch 1.18% 0.4 ha 1,600
30f Restock by natural regeneration Mixed conifers 0.24% 0.08 ha 2,500
39g Replant felled area Norway spruce 4.01% 1.36 ha 2,500
58b1 Restock by natural regeneration Scots pine 2.33% 0.79 ha 2,500
58b1 Restock by natural regeneration Douglas fir 0.77% 0.26 ha 2,500
58b1 Restock by natural regeneration Norway spruce 0.77% 0.26 ha 2,500
58b1 Restock by natural regeneration Birch 3.12% 1.06 ha 1,600
58b1 Restock by natural regeneration Oak 0.77% 0.26 ha 1,600
59a Replant felled area Scots pine 4.72% 1.6 ha 2,500
59a Replant felled area Douglas fir 4.72% 1.6 ha 2,500
59a Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.56% 0.53 ha 2,500
59a Replant felled area Birch 1.06% 0.36 ha 1,600
59a1 Replant felled area Birch 1.89% 0.64 ha 1,600
59a1 Replant felled area Oak 0.8% 0.27 ha 1,600
59a2 Create Designed Open Ground 1.65% 0.56 ha
59a3 Create Designed Open Ground 0.27% 0.09 ha
60a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 32.98% 11.19 ha 2,500
60a1 Create Designed Open Ground 7.01% 2.38 ha
67a1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.86% 0.63 ha
67a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 28.32% 9.61 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

STH18_2011a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 2.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_2011b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 2.8 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

Cairnleith Moss

Site 289

Official SiteLink record for Cairnleith Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.2 km away Published area 81.35 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Mill Dam

Site 1153

Official SiteLink record for Mill Dam
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 8.85 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 066 378

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 497

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association
Strichen
Parent material
Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.

  • Anniegathel · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Auquhollie · 50% Humic gleys
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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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