FPA-13517

Dunecht Estates -Cormoir Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cormoir Wood
Nearest town: Banchory
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ663023

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Key dates

Application registered 8 June 2026
Application accepted 9 June 2026
Consultation opens 16 July 2026
Consultation closes 13 July 2026
Decision issued 21 August 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 1.03 ha
Conifer: 1.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-13517

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First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:05 BST

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Status changed
21 Aug 2026, 06:03 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
14 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
18 Jul 2026, 06:08 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Aug 2026 – 1 Oct 2026
Felling area: 1.03 ha
Estimated volume: 1,550 m³
Thinning area: 24.55 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1.03 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
B22d2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.03 ha	38 yr	90	72 m³	Feller Select

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
B22a1	Sitka spruce	2.24 ha	157 m³	406	336
B22b1	Sitka spruce	2.62 ha	183 m³	406	336
B22b2	Scots pine	0.82 ha	17 m³	102	81
B22c1	Hybrid larch	5.6 ha	190 m³	259	225
B22d1	Sitka spruce	3.49 ha	244 m³	406	336
B22e3	Hybrid larch	0.91 ha	31 m³	259	225
B23c1	Sitka spruce	2.2 ha	154 m³	255	185
B23d2	Sitka spruce	2.52 ha	177 m³	255	185
B23e1	Sitka spruce	1 ha	140 m³	255	185
B23e1	Hybrid larch	1 ha	34 m³	259	225
B23f1	Sitka spruce	1.05 ha	74 m³	255	185
B24b1	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	77 m³	255	185

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
B22d2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	1.03 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 663 023

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 117

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Hill and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Charr · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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