FPA-12029

Gallowshill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Gallowshill
Nearest town: Kemnay
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ718186

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 15 November 2024
Application accepted 14 November 2024
Consultation opens 18 December 2024
Consultation closes 29 January 2025
Decision issued 18 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.62 ha
Conifer: 3.62 ha

Official source

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FPA-12029

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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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27 Aug 2026, 14:06 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:01 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: 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area: 3.62 ha
Estimated volume: 2,535 m³
Thinning area: 15.53 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 3.62 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2j1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.37 ha	83 yr	650	600 m³	N/A
2j2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.37 ha	83 yr	650	600 m³	N/A
2j4	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.53 ha	83 yr	250	200 m³	N/A
2l2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.35 ha	83 yr	250	200 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1b1	Sitka spruce	0.45 ha	30 m³	1,900	1,500
1b2	Sitka spruce	0.87 ha	50 m³	1,900	1,500
1c1	Sitka spruce	1.57 ha	95 m³	2,400	1,900
2b1	Sitka spruce	7.44 ha	450 m³	2,400	1,900
2b2	Sitka spruce	1.14 ha	70 m³	2,400	1,900
2c1	Sitka spruce	1.77 ha	100 m³	1,900	1,500
2c2	Sitka spruce	1.4 ha	80 m³	1,900	1,500
2j3	Sitka spruce	0.54 ha	40 m³	500	450
2l1	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	20 m³	500	480

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2j1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	37.85%	1.37 ha	2,500	—	—
2j2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	37.85%	1.37 ha	2,500	—	—
2j4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	14.64%	0.53 ha	2,500	—	—
2l2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	9.67%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH21_0488 Blairs P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH21_0488 Blairs

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.6 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 717 185

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees