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FPA-13500

Gruinard Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NG964918 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Gruinard Woods
Nearest town
Laide
Local authority
Highland Council
Forestry administration
Highland and Islands Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NG964918
Total area
7.30 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 1 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 2 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 30 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 3 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 8 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 5 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13500

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1c Replant felled area Scots pine 24.38% 1.78 ha 1,600 — —
1c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 11.64% 0.85 ha 1,600 — —
1c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 63.97% 4.67 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-6372 Gruinard Estate Location

Laide

Highland

Status Expired Distance 348 m away Area 7.08 ha Decision issued
CB322939 Drumchork Field Location

Aultbea

Highland

Status Expired Distance 9.0 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS67166 Gruinard Island Woodland creation Location

Laide

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 29.72 ha Approved
18FGS32358 23 Sand Passage woodland creation Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.9 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 9.7 km away Area 20.1 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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