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FPA-13668

Whitehouse Estate

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NJ623146 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Whitehouse Estates Woodland
Nearest town
Alford
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ623146
Total area
1.08 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 August 2026
  2. Application accepted 6 August 2026
  3. Consultation opens 26 October 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 November 2026
  5. Decision issued Unknown
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 27 October 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 28 October 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13668

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Nov 2026 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area
1.08 ha
Estimated volume
555 m³
Thinning area
3.37 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
1.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas firEuropean larchSitka spruceWestern hemlock

Proposed restocking species

HazelPedunculate oakRowanSilver birchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.81 ha 50 yr 1,300 300 m³ n/a
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.09 ha 50 yr 200 50 m³ n/a
Cpt 4a Clear Felling European larch 0.09 ha 50 yr 80 40 m³ n/a
Cpt 4a Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.09 ha 50 yr 80 40 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
Cpt 2 Sitka spruce 1.05 ha 50 m³
Cpt 3 Sitka spruce 0.6 ha 35 m³
Cpt 4b Mixed native broadleaves 1.72 ha 40 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Create Designed Open Ground — 8.33% 0.09 ha — — —
1 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 1.85% 0.02 ha 1,800 — —
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 1.85% 0.02 ha 1,800 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 1.85% 0.02 ha 1,800 — —
1 Replant felled area Hazel 1.85% 0.02 ha 1,800 — —
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 67.59% 0.73 ha 2,500 — —
4a Create Designed Open Ground — 1.67% 0.02 ha — — —
4a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 0.37% 0 ha 1,800 — —
4a Replant felled area Silver birch 0.37% 0 ha 1,800 — —
4a Replant felled area Rowan 0.37% 0 ha 1,800 — —
4a Replant felled area Hazel 0.46% 0.01 ha 1,800 — —
4a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.43% 0.15 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 0.8 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

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Status Approved Distance 8.3 km away Area 12.05 ha Approved

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Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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