FPA-11901
Upper Minmore
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Upper Minmore
- Nearest town
- Alford
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ500136
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
Area
- Total area
- 0.20 ha
- Conifer
- 0.20 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-11901 Find FPA-11901 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 27 July 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
- 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
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 |
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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 · NJ 499 136
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 517
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tarves · 50% Brown earths
- Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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