FPA-11608

Toll of Birness

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: Mill of Kinmuck
Nearest town: Ellon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ994365
Total area: 7.48 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 16 May 2024
Application accepted 14 May 2024
Consultation opens 7 October 2024
Consultation closes 6 October 2024
Decision issued 8 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-11608

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 30 Sept 2024 – 30 Nov 2024
Felling area: 7.48 ha
Estimated volume: 2,817 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.49 ha	33 yr	9,720	2,274 m³	NO
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	33 yr	600	156 m³	NO
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.73 ha	33 yr	1,656	387 m³	NO

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	93.07%	6.04 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.93%	0.45 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	84.62%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	15.38%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	78.08%	0.57 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	12.33%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.59%	0.07 ha	—	—	—

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-8343 Toll of Birness	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 337 m away	Area 1.77 ha	Decision issued 27 Oct 2021
FPA-11416 Auchmaud Cottage	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 0.47 ha	Decision issued 26 Jul 2024
FPA-6889 Nether Arthrath Farm	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 1.88 ha	Decision issued 1 Jun 2020
FPA-11894 Whitestone Hill	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 0.52 ha	Approved 1 Nov 2024
FPA-11667 Hillbrae House	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 2.65 ha	Approved 18 Sept 2024

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
26FGS93679 Mains Of Birness	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Under Consideration	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 96.14 ha	Key date Not published
19FGS45623 Tassethill	Location BURFORD Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 308 ha	Approved 1 Apr 2021
18FGS34479 Crosshill	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.6 km away	Area 1.93 ha	Approved 7 May 2019
19FGS37784 West Crichie Native Woods	Location Stuartfield Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.6 km away	Area 7.37 ha	Approved 13 Jun 2019
22FGS64289 Waterside NWC	Location Ellon Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 8.9 km away	Area 19.07 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2022

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, 10:59 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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