FPA-12885
Garbole
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Glenkyllachy
- Nearest town
- Tomatin
- Local authority
- Highland Council
- Conservancy
- Highland and Islands Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NH735250
Key dates
- Application registered 19 September 2025
- Application accepted 22 October 2025
- Consultation opens 24 April 2026
- Consultation closes 22 May 2026
- Decision issued 29 May 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 10.60 ha
- Conifer
- 10.60 ha
Official source
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FPA-12885 Find FPA-12885 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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 May 2026 – 31 Oct 2027
- Felling area
- 10.6 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,500 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 10.6 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 9.12 ha | 65 yr | 11,580 | 2,000 m³ | — |
| 7 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.48 ha | 65 yr | 2,664 | 500 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 59.53% | 6.31 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 17.36% | 1.84 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 11.7% | 1.24 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 11.42% | 1.21 ha | — | — | — |
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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 · NH 735 250
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty podzols
Map unit 118
Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating 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.
- Charr · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
- Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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