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FPA-12304

Glencruitten Woods

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Oban
Local authority
Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NM874291

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 February 2025
  2. Application accepted 26 February 2025
  3. Consultation opens 2 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 30 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 27 August 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2032

Area

Total area
14.61 ha
Conifer
14.61 ha

Official source

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FPA-12304

Find FPA-12304 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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.

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_0021

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 877 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0248-0249a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0251_0847

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0248b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0784-0785

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.1 km 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 · NM 873 291

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 480

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Sourhope
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform
Terraced hills with gentle and strong slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

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

F5 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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

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
FLA03092 Glencruitten Location

Oban

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 60.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-11740 Glencruitten Quarry Location

Oban

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Status Approved Distance 671 m away Area 40.95 ha Approved
FPA-8411 Glencruitten Quarry Location

Oban

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Status Expired Distance 806 m away Area 45.98 ha Decision issued
FLA03090 Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees Location

Oban

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 824 m away Area 3.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-8497 Glencruitten Hodge Location

Oban

Argyll and Bute

Status Expired Distance 900 m away Area 8.83 ha Key date Not published

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
23FGS72633 Aspen Glencruitten Location

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Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 4.7 ha Approved
19FGS44363 Killiechonich Location

OBAN

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Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 27.6 ha Approved
17FGS18417 Ballygowan Location

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Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 93.96 ha Approved
16FGS13817 Achalic woodland creation Location

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 3.91 ha Approved
15FGS03778 Scammadale Woodland Creation Location

Argyll and Bute

Status Approved Distance 6.6 km away Area 143.97 ha Approved

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