FPA-12318

Leschangie Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Leschangie Forest
Nearest town: Kemnay
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ744149

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 4 March 2025
Application accepted 4 March 2025
Consultation opens 24 March 2025
Consultation closes 21 April 2025
Decision issued 12 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 6.00 ha
Conifer: 2.50 ha
Broadleaf: 0.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-12318

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

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 2025 – 30 Apr 2027
Felling area: 6 ha
Estimated volume: 2,845 m³
Proposed restocking: 6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	2 ha	50 yr	2,400	1,000 m³	n/a
5a	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.5 ha	50 yr	1,040	455 m³	n/a
5a	Clear Felling	European larch	0.7 ha	50 yr	560	280 m³	n/a
5c	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.6 ha	50 yr	480	300 m³	n/a
5e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.4 ha	90 yr	320	140 m³	n/a
5e	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.4 ha	50 yr	320	140 m³	n/a
5d	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.2 ha	50 yr	160	70 m³	n/a
5f	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.9 ha	50 yr	800	350 m³	n/a
5f	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.3 ha	50 yr	248	110 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	3.2 ha	2,500	—	—
5c	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—
5e	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	50%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
5e	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	50%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
5d	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
5f	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	75%	0.9 ha	2,500	—	—
5f	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	25%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—

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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_0488 Blairs P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH21_0488 Blairs

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 1.6 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 · NJ 744 149

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees