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FPA-12035

Leith Hall Castle and Estate - Thinning

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ543294 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Old Leith Hall
Nearest town
Huntly
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ543294
Total area
3.65 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 6 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 23 December 2024
  4. Consultation closes 3 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 10 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12035

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Felling area
3.65 ha
Estimated volume
960 m³
Thinning area
2.61 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
3.65 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AspenHawthornOakSilver birchWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
5a Clear Felling Norway spruce 1 ha 64 yr 700 150 m³ None
6e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.85 ha 64 yr 1,100 500 m³ None
6d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 64 yr 1,000 260 m³ None

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
6a Mixed native broadleaves 2.61 ha 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
5a,6e,6d Replant felled area Oak 28.22% 1.03 ha 1,600 — —
5a,6e,6d Replant felled area Silver birch 37.26% 1.36 ha 1,600 — —
5a,6e,6d Replant felled area Aspen 11.51% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —
5a,6e,6d Replant felled area Hawthorn 11.51% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —
5a,6e,6d Replant felled area Woody shrubs 11.51% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA02739 Leith Hall Location

Kennethmont

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 328 m away Area 3.25 ha Decision issued
FPA-10360 Leith Hall Location

Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 603 m away Area 14 ha Decision issued
CB342972 Moss of Kirkhill (SSSI) Location

Kennethmont, Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 1.75 ha Decision issued
CB342748 Moss of Kirkhill (SSSI) Location

Kennethmont, Huntly

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 0.82 ha Decision issued
FPA-12487 Daies Farm, Kennethmont Location

Kennethmont

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 0.6 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

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22FGS69467 Cults Croft Woodland Creation Location

Gartly

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 4.96 ha Approved
23FGS76013 New Noth Woodland Creation Location

Rhynie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 113.58 ha Approved
23FGS72233 Glen Burn Woodland Creation Location

Gartly

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 86.3 ha Approved
20FGS54784 Foudland Hill WC Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 249.67 ha Approved
20FGS51843 Headiton Woodland Creation Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 50.22 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
    Approved

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