FPA-11667
Hillbrae House
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Hillbrae
- Nearest town
- Ellon
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ967377
Key dates
- Application registered 6 June 2024
- Application accepted 5 June 2024
- Consultation opens 12 August 2024
- Consultation closes 11 August 2024
- Decision issued 18 September 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 2.65 ha
- Conifer
- 2.65 ha
Official source
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FPA-11667 Find FPA-11667 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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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
- 1 Sept 2024 – 30 Oct 2024
- Felling area
- 2.65 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,026 m³
- Thinning area
- 2.4 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 2.65 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.65 ha | 26 yr | 5,394 | 853 m³ | NO |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitka spruce | 2.4 ha | 173 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 89.81% | 2.38 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | European larch | 10.19% | 0.27 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 967 377
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
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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