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FPA-13586

Redburn Farms

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Redburn Farms
Nearest town
Oldmedrum
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ807263

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 July 2026
  2. Application accepted 6 July 2026
  3. Consultation opens 20 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 17 September 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
4.19 ha
Conifer
4.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-13586

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  3. 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
1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2028
Felling area
4.19 ha
Estimated volume
0 m³
Proposed restocking
4.19 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha None
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.37 ha None
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.47 ha None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1, 2, 3 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 4.19 ha 1,600

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Hill of Barra

Site 781

Official SiteLink record for Hill of Barra
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 668 m away Published area 6.05 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 806 263

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 316

Brown earths

Soil association
Insch
Parent material
Drifts derived from gabbros and allied igneous rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Insch · 100% Brown earths
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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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA03506 Redhouse of Barra Location

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Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 400 m away Area 1.9 ha Decision issued
FLA01876 Barra Cottage Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 944 m away Area 5.75 ha Decision issued
CB121394 Barra Woodlands Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 3.4 ha Decision issued
CB03608 Oldmeldrum Recreation Ground Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.17 ha Decision issued
FPA-10517 Barra Wood Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 1.92 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
25FGS86919 Greystone Woodland WC Location

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Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 61.38 ha Key date Not published
21FGS57163 Bethelnie WC Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 1.33 ha Approved
18FGS25739 Ury Riverside Park Native Woodland Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 2.55 ha Approved
21FGS60203 AUCHNEIVE Location

Tarves

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 5.89 ha Approved
25FGS89460 Inverurie WwTW WC Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.7 km away Area 4.77 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.