FPA-11584

Guynd Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Various
Nearest town: Arbroath
Local authority: Angus Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO573419

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Key dates

Application registered 8 May 2024
Application accepted 2 May 2024
Consultation opens 10 February 2025
Consultation closes 10 February 2025
Decision issued 24 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.64 ha
Conifer: 2.93 ha
Broadleaf: 0.29 ha

Official source

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FPA-11584

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

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Track changes

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST

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: 9 Dec 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area: 3.64 ha
Estimated volume: 3,592 m³
Thinning area: 52.46 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 3.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Beech Norway spruce Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.42 ha	74 yr	164	106 m³	Taped Edge
5	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.29 ha	84 yr	52	32 m³	Taped Edge
5	Clear Felling	Scots pine	2.93 ha	84 yr	586	850 m³	Taped Edge

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1	Birch	2.15 ha	16 m³
1	Mixed broadleaves	0.63 ha	32 m³
2	European larch	0.34 ha	26 m³
2	Grand fir	0.07 ha	13 m³
2	Norway spruce	1.28 ha	80 m³
2	Mixed broadleaves	0.59 ha	30 m³
2	Scots pine	0.28 ha	21 m³
3	Birch	0.25 ha	5 m³
3	Norway spruce	0.26 ha	10 m³
4	Birch	4.94 ha	37 m³
4	Scots pine	4.56 ha	296 m³
4	Mixed broadleaves	0.32 ha	16 m³
4	Mixed broadleaves	0.66 ha	33 m³
4	Sitka spruce	0.62 ha	101 m³
4	Birch	4.3 ha	161 m³
4	Birch	5.4 ha	162 m³
4	Sycamore	3.98 ha	149 m³
4	European larch	2.48 ha	186 m³
4	Sycamore	1.61 ha	141 m³
4	Sycamore	1.91 ha	96 m³
4	Norway spruce	11.65 ha	728 m³
4	Scots pine	1.26 ha	79 m³
4	Sycamore	2.18 ha	136 m³
5	Mixed broadleaves	0.44 ha	15 m³
5	Mixed conifers	0.3 ha	35 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Beech	100%	0.42 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	1.61 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	1.61 ha	2,500	—	—

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 572 418

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 239

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Forfar
Parent material: Water-sorted drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Forfar · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Vinny · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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