FPA-11591

Brackla Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Brackla Forest
Nearest town: Auchleven
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ614229
Total area: 4.87 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11591

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hybrid larchMixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
3d	Hybrid larch	1.11 ha	40 m³	1,400	750

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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	—	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10274 Brackla Forest	Location Auchleven Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 699 m away	Area 3.21 ha	Decision issued 24 Mar 2023
FPA-11364 Towleys Farm	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.91 ha	Decision issued 22 May 2024
FPA-9903 Towleys Farm	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2.13 ha	Decision issued 1 Dec 2022
FLA-6082 Towleys Farm	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2.08 ha	Decision issued 13 May 2019
CB331529 Lickleyhead Estate part of Warthill Estate	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.2 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2014

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
21FGS58563 Overhall woodland creation 2021	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 10.05 ha	Approved 5 Oct 2021
16FGS06274 Broadleaf HSO	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.5 km away	Area 6.02 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
20FGS51843 Headiton Woodland Creation	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 50.22 ha	Approved 30 Oct 2020
18FGS32198 Culhay WC	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 8.0 km away	Area 168.09 ha	Approved 18 Dec 2018
20FGS54784 Foudland Hill WC	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 8.8 km away	Area 249.67 ha	Approved 8 Feb 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:33 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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