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FPA-11872

Plodhill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Plodhill Woodlands
Nearest town
Potterton
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ937163

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 4 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 31 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 9 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
2.49 ha
Conifer
2.49 ha

Official source

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FPA-11872

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. 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 Oct 2024 – 1 Oct 2026
Felling area
2.57 ha
Estimated volume
771 m³
Proposed restocking
2.57 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Noble fir

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Noble fir 2.57 ha 35 yr 3,855 771 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1b Replant felled Birch area 60% 1.54 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled Rowan area 20% 0.51 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 20% 0.51 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Balmedie Quarry

Site 135

Official SiteLink record for Balmedie Quarry
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 6.73 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 936 163

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.