FPA-11894
Whitestone Hill
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Whitestone Wood - Storm Arwen
- Nearest town
- Ellon
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ977391
Key dates
- Application registered 5 September 2024
- Application accepted 2 September 2024
- Consultation opens 18 September 2024
- Consultation closes 17 September 2024
- Decision issued 1 November 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.52 ha
- Conifer
- 0.52 ha
Official source
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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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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 Feb 2025 – 20 Feb 2025
- Felling area
- 0.52 ha
- Estimated volume
- 189 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.52 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.52 ha | 23 yr | 676 | 189 m³ | NO |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.52 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 976 391
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty podzols
Map unit 182
Peaty gleyed podzols
- Soil association
- Durnhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from quartzites and quartzose grits
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky with some scree
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Durnhill · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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