FPA-12377

Ballater Golf Club

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Putting Green Boundary
Nearest town: Ballater
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO366954

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 March 2025
Application accepted 19 March 2025
Consultation opens 24 March 2025
Consultation closes 21 April 2025
Decision issued 29 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.01 ha
Conifer: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12377

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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

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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: 25 Apr 2025 – 28 Apr 2025
Felling area: 0.01 ha
Estimated volume: 27 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir

Proposed restocking species

Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Felling Individual Trees	Douglas fir	0.01 ha	60 yr	11	27 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Restock with individual trees	Rowan	100%	0.01 ha	—	8	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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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
Craigendarroch Site 429 Official SiteLink record for Craigendarroch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 695 m away	Published area 67.15 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Craigendarroch

Site 429

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 695 m away

Published area 67.15 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 365 953

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 98

Humus-iron podzols with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Valley floors with terraces and mounds with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Corby · 70% Humus-iron podzols
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-6704 Ballater Golf Club	Location Ballater Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 4 Oct 2019
FLA00031 Glenmuick Estate	Location Ballater Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 3.23 ha	Decision issued 26 Nov 2014
FLA02012 Dinnet Moor	Location Ballater Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.8 km away	Area 6.58 ha	Decision issued 16 May 2017
FPA-11195 Abergeldie Estate	Location Ballater Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.1 km away	Area 0.92 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2024
FPA-10334 Inchmarnoch Estate	Location Ballater Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 5.1 km away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2023