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FPA-11851

Cairncake Farm

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

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

Register grid reference: NJ828496 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
West Cairncake
Nearest town
Cuminestown
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ828496
Total area
3.80 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 21 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 28 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 25 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 23 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11851

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Jan 2025 – 15 Jan 2026
Felling area
3.8 ha
Estimated volume
1,802 m³
Proposed restocking
3.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.96 ha 32 yr 5,000 882 m³ n/a
2b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.84 ha 40 yr 4,600 920 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a, 2b Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves — 100% 3.8 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

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
FPA-13470 Middlehill Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 291 m away Area 0.24 ha Approved
FPA-11870 Sealscrook Lodge Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.08 ha Approved
FPA-10529 Brucehill Farm - Windblow Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 0.47 ha Decision issued
CB237099 Wagglehill Location

TURRIFF

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-11096 Hilton of Culsh Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 1 ha Decision issued

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

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS51563 Hillhead of Auchreddie Woodland Creation Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 5.57 ha Approved
26FGS92199 Howe of Byth Quarry Woodland Creation Location

Maud

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.0 km away Area 9.27 ha Approved
18FGS31298 Lovies Cowbog Woodland Creation 2019 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.3 km away Area 23.44 ha Approved
26FGS93401 Garvelside Triangle Wood Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 8.8 km away Area 1.21 ha Key date Not published
15FGS00594 Fishrie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.5 km away Area 106.1 ha Approved

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

Land listings

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

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  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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