FPA-12280

Bannachra Muir

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Helensburgh
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS348826

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Key dates

Application registered 19 February 2025
Application accepted 2 April 2025
Consultation opens 7 May 2025
Consultation closes 4 June 2025
Decision issued 5 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 13.77 ha
Conifer: 13.77 ha

Official source

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FPA-12280

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:36 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST

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: 9 May 2025 – 8 May 2027
Felling area: 13.77 ha
Estimated volume: 6,210 m³
Proposed restocking: 13.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Downy birch Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	13.74 ha	39 yr	20,600	6,200 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.03 ha	39 yr	50	10 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	63.62%	8.76 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	11.47%	1.58 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Downy birch	6.54%	0.9 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Common alder	6.54%	0.9 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	11.84%	1.63 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
STH21_0157b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 13 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0159-0164a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 235 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0159-0164b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 400 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0779 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 542 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0730b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 551 m 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 347 825

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 49

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Balrownie
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform: Hill sides with steep slopes: moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Reedie · 50% Brown earths
Hayston · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees