FPA-11588

Dessmuir - Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 15
Nearest town: Aboyne
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ549018

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 9 May 2024
Application accepted 9 May 2024
Consultation opens 4 September 2024
Consultation closes 2 October 2024
Decision issued 8 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 2.33 ha
Conifer: 2.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-11588

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

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 10:59 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST

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 Jul 2024 – 1 Jul 2026
Felling area: 2.33 ha
Estimated volume: 690 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
15a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.63 ha	55 yr	—	490 m³	—
15a	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.7 ha	55 yr	—	200 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
15a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	96.14%	2.24 ha	1,600	—	—
15Aa	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.86%	0.09 ha	—	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-Haven (Aboyne Castle) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Mid Deeside Ltd) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Dinnet Estate) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram13_0686_Queen's View P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 548 017

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees