FPA-11531
Burn of Sheeoch
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Burn of Sheeoch
- Nearest town
- Banchory
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO739903
Key dates
- Application registered 16 April 2024
- Application accepted 12 April 2024
- Consultation opens 12 July 2024
- Consultation closes 9 August 2024
- Decision issued 18 September 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 50.93 ha
- Conifer
- 50.93 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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- 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
- 3 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2025
- Felling area
- 50.37 ha
- Estimated volume
- 15,042 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 50.37 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Alder Aspen Downy birch Norway spruce Rowan Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean) Willow
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.87 ha | 41 yr | 9,253 | 1,461 m³ | n/a |
| 1g | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.95 ha | 41 yr | 7,505 | 1,185 m³ | n/a |
| 1i | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.61 ha | 41 yr | 6,859 | 1,083 m³ | n/a |
| 2b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 6.31 ha | 41 yr | 11,989 | 1,893 m³ | n/a |
| 2c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 6.05 ha | 41 yr | 11,495 | 1,815 m³ | n/a |
| 2d | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 5.57 ha | 41 yr | 10,583 | 1,671 m³ | n/a |
| 2e | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 5.33 ha | 41 yr | 10,127 | 1,600 m³ | n/a |
| 2f | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.66 ha | 41 yr | 8,854 | 1,398 m³ | n/a |
| 2g | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.84 ha | 41 yr | 5,396 | 852 m³ | n/a |
| 2h | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.24 ha | 41 yr | 4,256 | 672 m³ | n/a |
| 2i | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.62 ha | 41 yr | 3,078 | 486 m³ | n/a |
| 2j | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.16 ha | 41 yr | 2,204 | 348 m³ | n/a |
| 2k | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.91 ha | 41 yr | 1,729 | 226 m³ | n/a |
| 2l | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.57 ha | 41 yr | 1,083 | 157 m³ | n/a |
| 2n | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.35 ha | 41 yr | 665 | 105 m³ | n/a |
| 2o | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.33 ha | 41 yr | 627 | 90 m³ | n /a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 51.95% | 2.53 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 43.33% | 2.11 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 1.85% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled area | Rowan | 1.44% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1c | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 1.44% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1g | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 93.42% | 3.69 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1g | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6.58% | 0.26 ha | — | — | — |
| 1i | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 97.78% | 3.53 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1i | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.22% | 0.08 ha | — | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 69.57% | 4.39 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 3.49% | 0.22 ha | — | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 11.09% | 0.7 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Rowan | 7.92% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 7.92% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2c | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 97.52% | 5.9 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2c | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 0.83% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2c | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.65% | 0.1 ha | — | — | — |
| 2d | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 93.72% | 5.22 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2d | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 2.69% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2d | Replant felled area | Rowan | 1.8% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2d | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 1.8% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2e | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 95.31% | 5.08 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2e | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 4.69% | 0.25 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2f | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 95.71% | 4.46 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2f | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.29% | 0.2 ha | — | — | — |
| 2g | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 57.75% | 1.64 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2g | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 25% | 0.71 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2g | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 5.99% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2g | Replant felled area | Rowan | 5.63% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2g | Replant felled area | Aspen | 5.63% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2h | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 95.54% | 2.14 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2h | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.46% | 0.1 ha | — | — | — |
| 2i | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 71.6% | 1.16 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2i | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 9.88% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2i | Replant felled area | Rowan | 9.26% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2i | Replant felled area | Aspen | 9.26% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2j | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 18.97% | 0.22 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 2j | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 27.59% | 0.32 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2j | Replant felled area | Willow | 26.72% | 0.31 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2j | Replant felled area | Aspen | 26.72% | 0.31 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2k | Replant felled area | Aspen | 32.97% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2k | Replant felled area | Common alder | 34.07% | 0.31 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2k | Replant felled area | Willow | 32.97% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2l | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 100% | 0.57 ha | — | — | — |
| 2n | Replant felled area | Aspen | 28.57% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2n | Replant felled area | Common alder | 42.86% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2n | Replant felled area | Willow | 28.57% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2o | Replant felled area | Common alder | 33.33% | 0.11 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2o | Replant felled area | Willow | 33.33% | 0.11 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2o | Replant felled area | Aspen | 33.33% | 0.11 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 738 903
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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