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FPA-10558

Countesswells Forest / Hazlehead Woodland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

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

Register grid reference: NJ877052 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Hazlehead Woodland
Nearest town
Westhill
Local authority
Aberdeen City Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ877052
Total area
11.77 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 April 2023
  2. Application accepted 31 March 2023
  3. Consultation opens 12 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 9 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 21 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10558

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026
Felling area
11.77 ha
Estimated volume
4,316 m³
Proposed restocking
11.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2a1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.36 ha 70 yr 1,180 1,488 m³ Boundary marked
2a1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 3.35 ha 70 yr 1,500 954 m³ Boundary marked
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.22 ha 23 yr 320 20 m³ Boundary marked
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.05 ha 70 yr 1,070 1,351 m³ Boundary marked
4b Clear Felling European larch 0.07 ha 70 yr 15 23 m³ Boundary marked
4c Clear Felling European larch 1.72 ha 70 yr 356 480 m³ Boundary marked

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
All Replant felled area Sitka spruce 46.98% 5.53 ha 2,500 — —
All Replant felled area Douglas fir 36.62% 4.31 ha 2,500 — —
All Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 9.69% 1.14 ha 1,600 — —
All Create Designed Open Ground — 6.71% 0.79 ha — — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11218 Hazlehead Anderson Wood Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 141 m away Area 2.87 ha Decision issued
FPA-12245 ACC Hazelhead Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 424 m away Area 1.31 ha Approved
FPA-9529 Hazlehead Anderson Wood - Windblow Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 5.14 ha Decision issued
FPA-7227 The Granite City Forest Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeen City

Status Expired Distance 944 m away Area 10.36 ha Decision issued
FLA-1163 The Granite City Forest Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeen City

Status Expired Distance 949 m away Area 4.64 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
17FGS20617 Westfield Native Woodland Location

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 10.04 ha Approved
17FGS19897 South Lasts Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 8.29 ha Approved
24FGS78479 Burnhead Orchard Location

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 3.9 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published
18FGS26698 Contlaw Wood Location

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 4.9 km away Area 3.7 ha Approved
19FGS40143 Land at Craigentath Location

KINCARDINESHIRE

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.4 km away Area 1.85 ha Approved

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

Land listings

Within 10 km
Duffs Hill Wood Portlethen, Aberdeenshire £200,000 34.5 ha 7.3 km away Under offer

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

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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