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FPA-12174

Carn Bheag

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Carn Bheag
Nearest town
Lairg
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC386016

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 21 November 2024
  3. Consultation opens 27 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 27 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
18.58 ha
Conifer
18.58 ha

Official source

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FPA-12174

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Oykel Gorge

Site 1264

Official SiteLink record for Oykel Gorge
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 490 m away Published area 7.28 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 385 015

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 23

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Arkaig
Parent material
Drifts derived from schists, gneisses, granulites and quartzites principally of the Moine Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and uplands 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.

  • Badanloch · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 35% Dystrophic blanket Peat
  • Kildonan · 30% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Highland

Status Approved Distance 361 m away Area 16.57 ha Approved
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Highland

Status Expired Distance 566 m away Area 16.26 ha Decision issued
FLA01203 Clais Mor Location

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Status Expired Distance 633 m away Area 16.51 ha Decision issued
FLA01201 Clais Mor Location

Rosehall

Highland

Status Expired Distance 900 m away Area 32.88 ha Decision issued
FLA01200 Clais Mor Location

Rosehall

Highland

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 42.72 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS81039 Thurnaig Native Woodland Creation Location

Rosehall

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Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 35.14 ha Key date Not published
16FGS12939 Caplich New Woodland Location

Highland

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 47.02 ha Approved
19FGS40563 Loubcroy Coire a Chonachair Location

PERTH

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Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 214.19 ha Approved
19FGS38083 Caplich Woodland Creation 3 Location

BY LAIRG

Highland

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 39.35 ha Approved
19FGS41224 Loubcroy Rappach Location

Rosehall

Highland

Status Approved Distance 8.9 km away Area 44.17 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.