FPA-11591
Brackla Forest
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Brackla Forest
- Nearest town
- Auchleven
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ614229
Key dates
- Application registered 9 May 2024
- Application accepted 6 May 2024
- Consultation opens 2 August 2024
- Consultation closes 1 August 2024
- Decision issued 7 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 4.87 ha
- Conifer
- 4.87 ha
Official source
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FPA-11591 Find FPA-11591 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.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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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
- 15 Sept 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 4.87 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,574 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.11 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 4.87 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.71 ha | 26 yr | 6,407 | 2,449 m³ | n/a |
| 3a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.16 ha | 26 yr | 210 | 85 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3d | Hybrid larch | 1.11 ha | 40 m³ | 1,400 | 750 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 77.92% | 3.67 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Hybrid larch | 19.96% | 0.94 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 100% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.12% | 0.1 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 614 228
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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