FPA-11901

Upper Minmore

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Upper Minmore
Nearest town: Alford
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ500136
Total area: 0.20 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 11 September 2024
Application accepted 9 September 2024
Consultation opens 13 September 2024
Consultation closes 11 October 2024
Decision issued 24 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11901

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 23 Sept 2024 – 13 Nov 2025
Felling area: 0.2 ha
Estimated volume: 220 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BeechBirchHazelRowanWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Upper Minmore	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	20 yr	470	220 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Upper Minmore	Plant an alternative area	Hazel	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	Upper minmore
Upper Minmore	Plant an alternative area	Rowan	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	Upper minmore
Upper Minmore	Plant an alternative area	Beech	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	Upper minmore
Upper Minmore	Plant an alternative area	Birch	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	Upper minmore
Upper Minmore	Plant an alternative area	Wild cherry (Gean)	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	Upper minmore

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-6568 Nether Minmore	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 403 m away	Area 0.23 ha	Decision issued 4 Oct 2019
FLA02199 Cairncoullie Farm	Location Towie/Glenkindie Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.49 ha	Decision issued 16 Jun 2017
FLA02707 Hillockhead	Location Towie Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.14 ha	Decision issued 12 Feb 2018
FLA03400 Mill of Fowlis	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 5.01 ha	Decision issued 16 Oct 2018
FLA00471 Balchimmy Farm	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.62 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2015

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
22FGS68067 Balchimmy Woodland Creation	Location Cushnie/Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 204.09 ha	Approved 28 Nov 2022
16FGS13137 Fichlie Native Woods	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.3 km away	Area 4.64 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
22FGS67989 Broadbog	Location Tarland Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 41.73 ha	Approved 6 Jan 2023
19FGS37603 Pittenderich Woodland Creation	Location DUNBLANE Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 5.5 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 15 Jul 2019
23FGS75213 Pittenderich WC 2023 24	Location Tarland Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 76.35 ha	Approved 13 Mar 2024

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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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:58 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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