FPA-12336

Fornought

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Fornought Windblow Clearance
Nearest town: Keillour
Local authority: Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN945257

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Key dates

Application registered 7 March 2025
Application accepted 6 March 2025
Consultation opens 28 April 2025
Consultation closes 26 May 2025
Decision issued 2 June 2025
Restocking due 30 April 2029

Area

Total area: 16.97 ha
Conifer: 16.20 ha
Broadleaf: 0.77 ha

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FPA-12336

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

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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: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028
Felling area: 16.97 ha
Estimated volume: 6,818 m³
Proposed restocking: 16.97 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5s	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.51 ha	38 yr	480	96 m³	n/a
5F	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	38 yr	700	175 m³	n/a
5x	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.09 ha	38 yr	4,180	1,045 m³	n/a
6D	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.56 ha	32 yr	1,120	224 m³	n/a
6n	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.55 ha	38 yr	5,100	1,275 m³	n/a
8A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.08 ha	37 yr	6,160	1,232 m³	n/a
8D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.19 ha	37 yr	380	76 m³	n/a
10A	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.43 ha	32 yr	2,860	429 m³	n/a
10A	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.77 ha	32 yr	1,540	154 m³	n/a
10B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.32 ha	37 yr	2,640	475 m³	n/a
10C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.05 ha	37 yr	4,100	820 m³	n/a
10D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.64 ha	37 yr	3,280	656 m³	n/a
10G	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	37 yr	400	72 m³	n/a
10Q	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	37 yr	320	64 m³	n/a
10T	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.07 ha	37 yr	140	25 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5s	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.36%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
5s1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.48%	0.59 ha	—	—	—
5x	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	13.79%	2.34 ha	2,500	—	—
5x1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.59%	0.1 ha	—	—	—
6D	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.59%	0.1 ha	—	—	—
6n	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	16.56%	2.81 ha	2,500	—	—
8A	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	18.39%	3.12 ha	2,500	—	—
8D	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.24%	0.04 ha	—	—	—
10A	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.71%	0.12 ha	—	—	—
10B	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.07%	0.69 ha	—	—	—
10C	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	33.12%	5.62 ha	2,500	—	—
10D	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	7.13%	1.21 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 945 256

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 42

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Balrownie
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

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Lour · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10671 Fornought	Location Keillour Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 14.52 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2023
CB416276 Murray's Hill	Location SFA West, Crieff Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 16.9 ha	Decision issued 21 Aug 2014
CB26587 Fornought Estate	Location Crieff Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 23.51 ha	Decision issued 27 Apr 2012
CB453951 Abercairny Estate	Location Crieff Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 2.58 ha	Decision issued 18 Aug 2014
FLA00343 Tulchan Croft	Location SFA West, Perth Perth and Kinross	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 21 Apr 2015