FPA-13553
Glenkindie
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpts 13 and 20
- Nearest town
- Towie
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ427136
Key dates
- Application registered 22 June 2026
- Application accepted 5 June 2026
- Consultation opens 9 July 2026
- Consultation closes 8 July 2026
- Decision issued 1 September 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 5.28 ha
- Conifer
- 4.40 ha
Official source
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First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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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 Jul 2026 – 1 Jun 2027
- Felling area
- 5.28 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,710 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 5.28 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.06 ha | 36 yr | 1,696 | 339 m³ | n/a |
| 20n | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.87 ha | 36 yr | 4,592 | 918 m³ | n/a |
| 20s | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.1 ha | 36 yr | 160 | 32 m³ | n/a |
| 20d | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.08 ha | 36 yr | 130 | 26 m³ | n/a |
| 20d | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.03 ha | 36 yr | 44 | 9 m³ | n/a |
| 20e | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.02 ha | 36 yr | 32 | 6 m³ | n/a |
| 20f | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.2 ha | 36 yr | 324 | 65 m³ | n/a |
| 20f | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.07 ha | 36 yr | 108 | 22 m³ | n/a |
| 13a | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.68 ha | 36 yr | 1,088 | 239 m³ | n/a |
| 13a | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.17 ha | 36 yr | 272 | 54 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 19.13% | 1.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20a | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 0.95% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20n | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 51.7% | 2.73 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20n | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 2.65% | 0.14 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20s | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 1.89% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20s | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 0.19% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20d | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 1.89% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20d | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 0.19% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20e | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.38% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20e | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 0% | 0 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20f | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 4.92% | 0.26 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 20f | Replant felled area | Caledonian scots pine | 0.19% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 13a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 15.34% | 0.81 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 13b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.57% | 0.03 ha | — | — | — |
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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 426 136
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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