FPA-12050

Mill of Haulkerton, Benholm Castle-Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Benholm Castle Shelterbelt
Nearest town: Inverbervie
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO802702

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 November 2024
Application accepted 22 November 2024
Consultation opens 18 December 2024
Consultation closes 29 January 2025
Decision issued 17 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.61 ha
Conifer: 0.60 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12050

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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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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: 0.61 ha
Estimated volume: 151.3 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
SB	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.55 ha	60 yr	988	137 m³	—
SB	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.05 ha	60 yr	99	14 m³	—
SB	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.01 ha	61 yr	11	0.3 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
SB	Create Designed Open Ground	—	13.11%	0.08 ha	—	—	—
SB	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	13.11%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
SB	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	60.66%	0.37 ha	2,500	—	—
SB	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	6.56%	0.04 ha	2,500	—	—
SB	Replant felled area	Scots pine	6.56%	0.04 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
S_P_PRAM13_0039_BANFF P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

S_P_PRAM13_0039_BANFF

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.5 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Burn of Benholm Site 274 Official SiteLink record for Burn of Benholm ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 3.83 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Burn of Benholm

Site 274

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.1 km away

Published area 3.83 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 801 702

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 490

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Stonehaven
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills 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.

Stonehaven · 70% Brown earths
Shields · 30% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees