FPA-13592

Bankhead

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bankhead
Nearest town: Kirkton of Auchterless
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ707395

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 13 July 2026
Application accepted 12 June 2026
Consultation opens 20 August 2026
Consultation closes 17 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.59 ha
Conifer: 2.59 ha

Official source

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FPA-13592

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

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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.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
18 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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Status changed
18 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
21 Aug 2026, 06:03 BST

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: 13 Jul 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Felling area: 2.59 ha
Estimated volume: 0 m³
Thinning area: 10.13 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.59 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2l	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.58 ha	35 yr	900	—	n/a
2n	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.34 ha	35 yr	540	—	n/a
2o	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.82 ha	35 yr	1,300	—	n/a
2m	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.29 ha	35 yr	450	—	n/a
1q	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.08 ha	35 yr	120	—	n/a
1r	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	35 yr	250	—	n/a
1s	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.32 ha	35 yr	500	—	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2b	Sitka spruce	5.28 ha	—
1a	Sitka spruce	4.85 ha	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2l	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	22.39%	0.58 ha	2,500	—	—
2n	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	13.13%	0.34 ha	2,500	—	—
2o	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.66%	0.82 ha	2,500	—	—
2m	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	11.2%	0.29 ha	2,500	—	—
1q	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.09%	0.08 ha	2,500	—	—
1r	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	6.18%	0.16 ha	2,500	—	—
1s	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	12.36%	0.32 ha	2,500	—	—

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 706 395

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 243

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Foudland
Parent material: Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform: Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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