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19FGS44206

Wester Elchies WC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • Approved woodland creation area — Broadleaves
  • Approved woodland creation area — Conifer
  • Approved woodland creation area — Small or Farm Woodlands

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ254430 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

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

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
ABERLOUR
Local authority
Moray Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ254430
Total area
15.38 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 November 2019
  2. Application accepted 6 November 2019
  3. Consultation opens 20 November 2019
  4. Consultation closes 18 December 2019
  5. Decision issued 6 March 2020
  6. First archived 27 July 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

19FGS44206

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

  • Broadleaves · 8.7218 ha · Approved 2020 · Planned claim 2020
  • Conifer · 6.17 ha · Approved 2020 · Planned claim 2020
  • Small or Farm Woodlands · 0.6497 ha · Approved 2020 · Planned claim 2020

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination Mapped claim area Claims
Birch - Downy 2.94 ha
Birch - Silver 0.64 ha
Fir - Douglas 0.33 ha
Native Mixed Broadleaves 0.91 ha
Spruce - Norway 0.82 ha
Spruce - Sitka 4.15 ha
Sycamore 4.52 ha

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8408 Wester Elchies Estate Location

Archiestown

Moray

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.22 ha Decision issued
FPA-13010 Cairnvonie Location

Archieston

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 5.87 ha Approved
FLA01140 Wester Elchies Location

Archiestown

Moray

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.02 ha Decision issued
CB514476 Macallan Distillery, Easter Elchies, AB38 9RX Location

Craigellachie

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 0.08 ha Decision issued
FPA-10136 Elchies Forest - STORM Location

Archiestown

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 4.2 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
23FGS75494 Glen of Rothes New Woodland Creation Location

Rothes

Moray

Status Approved Distance 747 m away Area 390.55 ha Approved
20FGS54145 Annfield WC Location

Archiestown

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 2.9 ha Approved
25FGS88319 Royburn WC Location

Aberlour

Moray

Status Under Consideration Distance 2.1 km away Area 14.77 ha Key date Not published
20FGS49763 Kinermony Native Woods 2020 Location

Aberlour

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
19FGS42723 Rothes Hunthill West New Woodland 2019 Location

ARDGOUR

Moray

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 77.12 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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