FPA-12461
Balielands
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Mount Wood
- Nearest town
- Auchterarder
- Local authority
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NN962159
Key dates
- Application registered 14 April 2025
- Application accepted 9 April 2025
- Consultation opens 25 April 2025
- Consultation closes 23 May 2025
- Decision issued 2 June 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 8.69 ha
- Conifer
- 1.89 ha
- Broadleaf
- 2.30 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2028
- Felling area
- 8.69 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,170 m³
- Thinning area
- 10.88 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 8.69 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1b | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.74 ha | 50 yr | 847 | 571 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 1b | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.12 ha | 50 yr | 98 | 69 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 1c | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 1.01 ha | 50 yr | 396 | 293 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 1d | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 1.81 ha | 50 yr | 1,823 | 1,228 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 1d | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.07 ha | 50 yr | 61 | 42 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 3a | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 1.15 ha | 50 yr | 752 | 541 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 3a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.17 ha | 50 yr | 102 | 87 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 3c | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.8 ha | 50 yr | 354 | 273 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 3c | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.45 ha | 50 yr | 172 | 146 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 3c | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.07 ha | 50 yr | 10 | 45 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 4a | Clear Felling | Birch | 2.3 ha | 25 yr | 2,110 | 407 m³ | N/A |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1a | Birch | 3.06 ha | 97 m³ |
| Cpt 1a | Norway spruce | 0.2 ha | 8 m³ |
| Cpt 2a | Scots pine | 1.6 ha | 132 m³ |
| Cpt 2a | Sycamore | 0.92 ha | 69 m³ |
| Cpt 3b | Norway spruce | 0.93 ha | 77 m³ |
| Cpt 4c | Norway spruce | 0.48 ha | 31 m³ |
| Cpt 4c | Scots pine | 0.53 ha | 35 m³ |
| Cpt 5a | Birch | 3.16 ha | 19 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 4.49% | 0.39 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1b | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 4.49% | 0.39 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.92% | 0.08 ha | — | — | — |
| Cpt 1c | Restock by natural regeneration | Hybrid larch | 11.62% | 1.01 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1d | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 9.78% | 0.85 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1d | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 9.78% | 0.85 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1d | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.07% | 0.18 ha | — | — | — |
| Cpt 3a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 7.02% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 3a | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 7.02% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 3a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.15% | 0.1 ha | — | — | — |
| Cpt 3c | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 7.02% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 3c | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 7.02% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 3c | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.15% | 0.1 ha | — | — | — |
| Cpt 4a | Restock by natural regeneration | Birch | 26.47% | 2.3 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NN 962 159
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 41
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Balrownie
- Parent material
- Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands 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.
- Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F1 Excellent flexibility for trees
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