FPA-11388

Thainstone

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

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: Thainstone Woodlands
Nearest town: Inverurie
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ762179
Total area: 13.75 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 27 February 2024
Application accepted 25 January 2024
Consultation opens 29 July 2024
Consultation closes 28 July 2024
Decision issued 31 July 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-11388

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 4 Apr 2024 – 1 Apr 2026
Felling area: 13.75 ha
Estimated volume: 4,584 m³
Proposed restocking: 13.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.19 ha	50 yr	1,785	393 m³	N/A
2a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.76 ha	50 yr	1,185	474 m³	N/A
2b	Clear Felling	European larch	1 ha	50 yr	1,500	315 m³	N/A
2b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	10.8 ha	50 yr	16,875	3,402 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Birch	100%	1.19 ha	1,600	—	—
2c	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20.06%	2.52 ha	2,800	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Birch	14.65%	1.84 ha	1,600	—	—
2e	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65.29%	8.2 ha	2,800	—	—

Nearby

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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
FLA01279 North Glenhead Woodland	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 834 m away	Area 4.32 ha	Decision issued 5 Jul 2016
FPA-12681 Tillyfoure House	Location Kintore Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 874 m away	Area 1.94 ha	Approved 15 Oct 2025
FPA-10585 Tillyfoure House	Location Kintore Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 932 m away	Area 1.94 ha	Decision issued 26 Jun 2023
FLA01278 South Glenhead Woodland	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 956 m away	Area 0.88 ha	Decision issued 5 Jul 2016
FPA-10666 Aquithie Boarding & Quarantine Kennels & Cattery	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1.05 ha	Decision issued 13 Jul 2023

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
22FGS64146 DROGHEDA 2	Location Kemnay Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 6.29 ha	Approved 2 Nov 2022
25FGS89460 Inverurie WwTW WC	Location Inverurie Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 4.77 ha	Approved 19 Dec 2025
18FGS25739 Ury Riverside Park Native Woodland	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 2.55 ha	Approved 30 Nov 2018
15FGS02413 East Letter Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.6 km away	Area 2.14 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
22FGS69167 BROWNHILLS FARM	Location Hatton of Fintray Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 8.6 km away	Area 11.38 ha	Approved 23 Feb 2023

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, 12:09 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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