FPA-12055

The MacRobert Trust

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Pett/ Alamein
Nearest town: Tarland
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ497066

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 November 2024
Application accepted 26 November 2024
Consultation opens 13 February 2025
Consultation closes 13 March 2025
Decision issued 19 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.23 ha
Conifer: 3.23 ha

Official source

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FPA-12055

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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, 14:03 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 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: 1 Dec 2024 – 1 Dec 2025
Felling area: 3.23 ha
Estimated volume: 970 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.23 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birch Hawthorn Norway spruce Rowan Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
61a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.11 ha	56 yr	1,300	330 m³	—
61a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.09 ha	56 yr	100	30 m³	—
61b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.87 ha	56 yr	1,000	260 m³	—
34c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.16 ha	55 yr	1,400	350 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
61a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	69.17%	0.83 ha	2,500	—	—
61b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	66.67%	0.58 ha	2,500	—	—
34c	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	74.14%	0.86 ha	2,500	—	—
34c	Replant felled area	Downy birch	6.47%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
34c	Replant felled area	Rowan	6.47%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
34c	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	6.47%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
34c	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	6.47%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
61a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	25%	0.3 ha	—	—	—
61a	Replant felled area	Downy birch	1.46%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61a	Replant felled area	Rowan	1.46%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61a	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	1.46%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61a	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	1.46%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	22.99%	0.2 ha	—	—	—
61b	Replant felled area	Downy birch	2.59%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61b	Replant felled area	Rowan	2.59%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61b	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	2.59%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
61b	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	2.59%	0.02 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
Pram13_0686_Queen's View P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Pram13_0686_Queen's View

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.8 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 497 066

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Tarves · 50% Brown earths
Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees