FPA-13625
Esslemont
Under Consideration Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Esslemont / Kinharrachie
- Nearest town
- Ellon
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ941272
Key dates
- Application registered 29 July 2026
- Application accepted 17 July 2026
- Consultation opens 17 August 2026
- Consultation closes 14 September 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 7.16 ha
- Conifer
- 6.07 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.87 ha
Official source
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First archived 18 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
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
- 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
- Felling area
- 7.16 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,763 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.16 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.79 ha | 45 yr | 2,146 | 536 m³ | n/a |
| 10a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.09 ha | 45 yr | 935 | 233 m³ | n/a |
| 10b | Clear Felling | Sycamore | 0.04 ha | 60 yr | 20 | 2 m³ | n/a |
| 10b | Clear Felling | Elm | 0.04 ha | 60 yr | 20 | 2 m³ | n/a |
| 10b | Clear Felling | Silver birch | 0.04 ha | 60 yr | 20 | 2 m³ | n/a |
| 10b | Clear Felling | Other | 0.04 ha | 60 yr | 20 | 2 m³ | n/a |
| 10b | Clear Felling | Beech | 0.04 ha | 60 yr | 20 | 2 m³ | n/a |
| 11a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.62 ha | 45 yr | 1,942 | 485 m³ | n/a |
| 11b | Clear Felling | Sycamore | 0.08 ha | 45 yr | 25 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 11b | Clear Felling | Elm | 0.08 ha | 45 yr | 25 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 11b | Clear Felling | Silver birch | 0.08 ha | 45 yr | 25 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 11b | Clear Felling | Other | 0.08 ha | 45 yr | 25 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 11b | Clear Felling | Beech | 0.08 ha | 45 yr | 25 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 12a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.09 ha | 45 yr | 1,306 | 326 m³ | n/a |
| 12b | Clear Felling | Sycamore | 0.09 ha | 45 yr | 26 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 12b | Clear Felling | Elm | 0.09 ha | 45 yr | 26 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 12b | Clear Felling | Silver birch | 0.09 ha | 45 yr | 26 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 12b | Clear Felling | Other | 0.09 ha | 45 yr | 26 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 12b | Clear Felling | Beech | 0.09 ha | 45 yr | 26 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 13a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.48 ha | 45 yr | 575 | 143 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 25% | 1.79 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 10a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 15.22% | 1.09 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 10b | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 0.61% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 10b | Replant felled area | Elm | 0.61% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 10b | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 0.61% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 10b | Replant felled area | Other | 0.61% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 10b | Replant felled area | Beech | 0.61% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 22.63% | 1.62 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 11b | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 1.17% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11b | Replant felled area | Elm | 1.17% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11b | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 1.17% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11b | Replant felled area | Other | 1.17% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 11b | Replant felled area | Beech | 1.17% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 12a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 15.22% | 1.09 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 12b | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 1.26% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 12b | Replant felled area | Elm | 1.26% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 12b | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 1.26% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 12b | Replant felled area | Other | 1.26% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 12b | Replant felled area | Beech | 1.26% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 13a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 6.7% | 0.48 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 941 272
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 430
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Peterhead
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments with igneous and metamorphic rocks and conglomerate cobbles
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Peterhead · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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