FPA-11575
Hillhead of Craigie
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Hillhead of Craigie
- Nearest town
- Ellon
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ914202
Key dates
- Application registered 3 May 2024
- Application accepted 21 April 2024
- Consultation opens 29 July 2024
- Consultation closes 28 July 2024
- Decision issued 30 July 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.82 ha
- Conifer
- 0.82 ha
Official source
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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 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025
- Felling area
- 0.82 ha
- Estimated volume
- 250 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.82 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.82 ha | 38 yr | 600 | 250 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 50% | 0.41 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Goat willow | 50% | 0.41 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 913 202
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 369
Brown magnesian soils
- Soil association
- Leslie
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from ultra-basic igneous rocks
- 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.
- Leslie · 100% Brown magnesian soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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