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FPA-12135

ACC Wellington Road

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
ACC Wellington Road
Nearest town
Aberdeen
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ947023

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 7 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 21 January 2025
  4. Consultation closes 18 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.00 ha
Conifer
1.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-12135

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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 Mar 2025 – 30 Apr 2025
Felling area
1 ha
Estimated volume
593 m³
Thinning area
2.7 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.57 ha 35 yr 912 180 m³ NO
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.43 ha 35 yr 473 94 m³ NO

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
1 Sycamore 0.3 ha 40 m³ 1,300 700
2 Sitka spruce 0.77 ha 82 m³ 2,000 1,500
2 Sycamore 1.63 ha 197 m³ 1,300 700

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sycamore 20% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Beech 20% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 20% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 20% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Norway maple 20% 0.2 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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

Cove

Site 412

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 15.01 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 947 022

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 116

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.

  • Terryvale · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Drumlasie · 30% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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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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