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FPA-11567

Fothringham Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Whig Street Forest
Nearest town
Forfar
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO489439

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 30 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 20 August 2024
  4. Consultation closes 20 August 2024
  5. Decision issued 20 August 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
14.39 ha
Conifer
14.39 ha

Official source

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FPA-11567

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. 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
9 Jul 2024 – 1 Jul 2026
Felling area
14.39 ha
Estimated volume
5,499.85 m³
Proposed restocking
14.39 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2 Clear Felling Larch 0.62 ha 54 yr 1,302 236.96 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.38 ha 54 yr 23,898 4,349.44 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.51 ha 54 yr 1,071 194.92 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.46 ha 54 yr 966 175.81 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.42 ha 54 yr 2,982 542.72 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2 Replant felled area Sessile oak 2.47% 0.36 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Silver birch 2.47% 0.36 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Rowan 2.47% 0.36 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 17.85% 2.57 ha 2,700
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 67.62% 9.73 ha 2,700
2 Create Designed Open Ground 7.12% 1.03 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

STH17_0216

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Closed Proximity 4.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH16_0205

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed 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 · NO 489 439

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.