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FPA-11930

Hillbrae 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: NJ906212 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Hillbrae Farm Woods
Nearest town
Newmachar
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ906212
Total area
4.20 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 September 2024
  2. Application accepted 17 September 2024
  3. Consultation opens 9 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 5 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 19 November 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-11930

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
15 Nov 2024 – 30 Apr 2025
Felling area
4.2 ha
Estimated volume
1,120 m³
Proposed restocking
4.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firEuropean larchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2 ha 45 yr 1,650 580 m³ n/a
Cpt 1 Clear Felling European larch 0.5 ha 45 yr 450 120 m³ n/a
Cpt 2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.2 ha 45 yr 850 300 m³ n/a
Cpt 2 Clear Felling European larch 0.5 ha 45 yr 450 120 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 60% 1.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area European larch 20% 0.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 58.82% 1 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 29.41% 0.5 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area European larch 11.76% 0.2 ha 2,500 — —

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-11066 Hillhead of Cannahars Location

Newmacher

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 486 m away Area 0.05 ha Decision issued
FPA-11575 Hillhead of Craigie Location

Ellon

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.82 ha Approved
FLA03196 Kingseat Woods Location

Newmachar

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 3.8 ha Decision issued
FLA00671 Woodside of Tillerey Location

Udny

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 2 ha Decision issued
FLA01768 Woodside of Tillery Location

Udny

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 0.04 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
23FGS73854 Woodland at Wester Craigie Location

Newmachar

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.16 ha Approved
16FGS13437 Northfields Udny Station Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 3.2 ha Approved
16FGS12892 Backhill Native Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 3.9 ha Approved
18FGS31938 Balmedie Farm Woodland Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 7.59 ha Approved
22FGS69167 BROWNHILLS FARM Location

Hatton of Fintray

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 11.38 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

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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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