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FPA-13625

Esslemont

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Esslemont / Kinharrachie
Nearest town
Ellon
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ941272

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 July 2026
  2. Application accepted 17 July 2026
  3. Consultation opens 17 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 September 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
7.16 ha
Conifer
6.07 ha
Broadleaf
0.87 ha

Official source

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FPA-13625

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First archived 18 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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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
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

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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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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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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