FPA-11371

Cluny Castle Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Wood End
Nearest town: Kemnay
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ712134

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Key dates

Application registered 22 February 2024
Application accepted 22 February 2024
Consultation opens 7 August 2024
Consultation closes 4 September 2024
Decision issued 8 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 1.00 ha
Conifer: 1.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-11371

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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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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: 24 Jul 2024 – 8 Jul 2026
Felling area: 1 ha
Estimated volume: 1,395 m³
Thinning area: 7.78 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Goat willow Pedunculate oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
21c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.74 ha	40 yr	1,000	400 m³	—
25a	Clear Felling	European larch	0.26 ha	35 yr	25	20 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
21b	Mixed broadleaves	5.23 ha	100 m³	900	850
49	Sycamore	0.55 ha	200 m³	800	560
50	Sycamore	2 ha	675 m³	3,200	2,240

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
21C	Replant felled area	Common alder	50%	0.37 ha	1,600	—	—
21c	Replant felled area	Goat willow	50%	0.37 ha	1,600	—	—
25a	Replant felled area	Pedunculate oak	100%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 712 133

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA02978 Land at Tillysoul	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 200 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 13 Apr 2018
FPA-6578 Woodend Farmhouse	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 316 m away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2019
FPA-10868 Castle Fraser	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.36 ha	Decision issued 26 Sept 2023
FPA-10692 Cluny Castle Estate	Location Sauchen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 8.19 ha	Decision issued 4 Sept 2023
FLA02735 Cluny Estate	Location Sauchen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 8.53 ha	Decision issued 23 Feb 2018