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26FGS92199

Howe of Byth Quarry Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Maud
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ840574

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 21 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 18 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 16 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 12 August 2026

Area

Total area
9.27 ha
Conifer
9.27 ha

Official source

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26FGS92199

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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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

Tore of Troup

Site 1547

Official SiteLink record for Tore of Troup
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.0 km away Published area 809.98 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 839 574

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
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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.

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