FPA-11722
Stothill-Windblow
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Stothill Wood
- Nearest town
- Lumphanan
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ600032
Key dates
- Application registered 25 June 2024
- Application accepted 25 June 2024
- Consultation opens 25 July 2024
- Consultation closes 22 August 2024
- Decision issued 18 September 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 26.90 ha
- Conifer
- 26.90 ha
Official source
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FPA-11722 Find FPA-11722 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.
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 Sept 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
- Felling area
- 26.9 ha
- Estimated volume
- 13,237 m³
- Thinning area
- 40 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 26.9 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 26.9 ha | 33 yr | 18,830 | 10,000 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Sitka spruce | 40 ha | 3,237 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 74.72% | 20.1 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled Douglas fir area | — | 4.98% | 1.34 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled Norway spruce area | — | 15.32% | 4.12 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 4.98% | 1.34 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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 599 032
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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