FPA-13497

The Hunters Cabin- NetherTillylair

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Nether Tillylair Shelterbelt
Nearest town: ABOYNE
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ542024

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Key dates

Application registered 1 June 2026
Application accepted 29 June 2026
Consultation opens 9 July 2026
Consultation closes 6 August 2026
Decision issued 1 September 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 0.37 ha
Conifer: 0.37 ha

Official source

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FPA-13497

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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, 06:04 BST

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Status changed
2 Sept 2026, 06:01 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
7 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
18 Jul 2026, 06:09 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: 6 Jul 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 0.37 ha
Estimated volume: 50 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.37 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Blackthorn Hawthorn Oak Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Shelterbelt	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.37 ha	25 yr	925	50 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Shelterbelt	Replant felled area	Oak	14.86%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
Shelterbelt	Replant felled area	Willow	10%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
Shelterbelt	Replant felled area	Blackthor n	35.14%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
Shelterbelt	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	40%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
Pram13_0686_Queen's View P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-Haven (Aboyne Castle) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Mid Deeside Ltd) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Dinnet Estate) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 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 541 023

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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