FLA00937

Balfreish

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 1 & 2
Nearest town: Cawdor
Local authority: Highland Council
Conservancy: Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference: NH800471

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 3 November 2015
Consultation opens 26 November 2015
Consultation closes 24 December 2015
Decision issued 17 December 2015

Area

Total area: 1.00 ha

Official source

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FLA00937

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

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 15:47 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 · NH 799 471

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB524410 Balfreish	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 19 Nov 2014
FLA02075 Balfreish House	Location Inverness Highland	Status Expired	Distance 283 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 3 Oct 2017
FLA00907 Craigie Farm	Location Nairn Highland	Status Expired	Distance 539 m away	Area 1.3 ha	Decision issued 20 Jan 2016
FPA-7270 Cantraydoune	Location Cawdor Highland	Status Expired	Distance 633 m away	Area 5.86 ha	Decision issued 6 Nov 2020
FLA03601 Drummore Of Cantray Farm	Location Galcantry Highland	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 8.87 ha	Decision issued 23 Jan 2019