FPA-13469
Cairnfauld TLC
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cairnfauld TLC
- Nearest town
- DURRIS
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO754934
Key dates
- Application registered 12 May 2026
- Application accepted 12 May 2026
- Consultation opens 14 May 2026
- Consultation closes 13 May 2026
- Decision issued 1 July 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 1.07 ha
- Conifer
- 0.85 ha
Official source
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FPA-13469 Find FPA-13469 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 20 August 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- 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 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
- Felling area
- 1.07 ha
- Estimated volume
- 430 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.07 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.85 ha | 45 yr | 600 | 350 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.22 ha | 45 yr | 120 | 80 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 35.51% | 0.38 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 35.51% | 0.38 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 14.02% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 14.95% | 0.16 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 753 934
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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