FPA-13500
Gruinard Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Gruinard Woods
- Nearest town
- Laide
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NG964918
Key dates
- Application registered 2 June 2026
- Application accepted 1 June 2026
- Consultation opens 2 July 2026
- Consultation closes 30 July 2026
- Decision issued 3 August 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 7.30 ha
- Conifer
- 7.30 ha
Official source
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FPA-13500 Find FPA-13500 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
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
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2027
- Felling area
- 7.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,500 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 7.3 ha | 60 yr | 7,000 | 3,500 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c | Replant felled Scots pine area | — | 24.38% | 1.78 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 11.64% | 0.85 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 63.97% | 4.67 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 · NG 964 918
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 389
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Lochinver
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lewisian gneisses
- Landform
- Valley sides with steep and very steep slopes: moderately and very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- LOCHINVER(BFS) · 50% Brown earths
- LOCHINVER(HIP) · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-6372 Gruinard Estate | Location Laide Highland | Status Expired | Distance 224 m away | Area 7.08 ha | Decision issued |
| CB322939 Drumchork Field | Location Aultbea Highland | Status Expired | Distance 8.9 km away | Area 0.1 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-9045 Tournaig Estate | Location Poolewe Highland | Status Expired | Distance 9.9 km away | Area 10.09 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FGS67166 Gruinard Island Woodland creation | Location Laide Highland | Status Approved | Distance 2.9 km away | Area 29.72 ha | Approved |
| 18FGS32358 23 Sand Passage woodland creation | Location Highland | Status Approved | Distance 5.8 km away | Area 3.4 ha | Approved |
| 19FGS42444 3 Badbea Woodland Creation | Location GARVE Highland | Status Approved | Distance 6.5 km away | Area 4.5 ha | Approved |
| 19FGS37644 BADRALLACH WOODS | Location Highland | Status Approved | Distance 9.8 km away | Area 20.1 ha | Approved |