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FPA-13496

Coldwells Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Coldwells
Nearest town
Inverurie
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ751206

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 22 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 6 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
0.25 ha
Conifer
0.20 ha
Broadleaf
0.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-13496

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  4. First captured

    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 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2028
Felling area
0.25 ha
Estimated volume
42.9 m³
Proposed restocking
0.25 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 60 yr 37 11 m³ None
A Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.01 ha 60 yr 8 1 m³ None
A Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 60 yr 6 1 m³ None
B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 60 yr 47 13 m³ None
B Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.02 ha 60 yr 14 4 m³ None
B Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 60 yr 7 2 m³ None
C Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 60 yr 8 5 m³ None
C Felling Individual Trees Douglas fir 0.01 ha 60 yr 1 0.5 m³ None
D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.02 ha 60 yr 15 1.5 m³ None
D Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 60 yr 15 1.5 m³ None
1 Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 60 yr 1 1 m³ Paint
2 Felling Individual Trees Lime 0.01 ha 60 yr 7 0.8 m³ Paint
3 Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 60 yr 2 0.6 m³ Paint

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
A Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 28% 0.07 ha 1,600
B Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 36% 0.09 ha 1,600
C Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 8% 0.02 ha 13
D Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 16% 0.04 ha 1,600
1 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 4% 0.01 ha 6
2 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 4% 0.01 ha 6
3 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 4% 0.01 ha 6
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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

STH21_0488 Blairs

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 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 · NJ 750 206

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association
Tarves
Parent material
Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills 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.

  • Tarves · 50% Brown earths
  • Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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