FPA-11575

Hillhead of Craigie

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: Hillhead of Craigie
Nearest town: Ellon
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ914202
Total area: 0.82 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11575

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Forestry operations

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

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

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Goat willowSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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	—	—

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-11066 Hillhead of Cannahars	Location Newmacher Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 811 m away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 27 Nov 2023
FPA-11930 Hillbrae Farm	Location Newmachar Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 4.2 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2024
FLA03196 Kingseat Woods	Location Newmachar Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.8 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2018
FPA-10318 Whitecairns - Windblow	Location Whitecairns Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 0.23 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2023
FPA-11947 Talies	Location Newmachar Aberdeen City	Status Approved	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 3.49 ha	Approved 13 Dec 2024

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
23FGS73854 Woodland at Wester Craigie	Location Newmachar Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 540 m away	Area 2.16 ha	Approved 13 Nov 2023
16FGS13437 Northfields Udny Station	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 3.2 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
16FGS12892 Backhill Native Woodland Creation	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 3.9 ha	Approved 21 Mar 2019
18FGS31938 Balmedie Farm Woodland	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 7.59 ha	Approved 13 Mar 2020
22FGS69167 BROWNHILLS FARM	Location Hatton of Fintray Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 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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