FPA-10558
Countesswells Forest / Hazlehead Woodland
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Hazlehead Woodland
- Nearest town
- Westhill
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ877052
Key dates
- Application registered 4 April 2023
- Application accepted 31 March 2023
- Consultation opens 12 March 2025
- Consultation closes 9 April 2025
- Decision issued 21 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 11.77 ha
- Conifer
- 11.77 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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First captured
- 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
- 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
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 876 051
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
Nearby land sales
Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.