FPA-11592
Esslemont Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Ladyhill Wood
- Nearest town
- Pittmedden
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ917276
Key dates
- Application registered 9 May 2024
- Application accepted 13 May 2024
- Consultation opens 29 July 2024
- Consultation closes 28 July 2024
- Decision issued 2 October 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.10 ha
- Conifer
- 0.10 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
- 25 Jul 2024 – 1 May 2025
- Felling area
- 0.1 ha
- Estimated volume
- 40 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.1 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.1 ha | 45 yr | 30 | 40 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hawthor n | 20% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 80% | 0.08 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 917 276
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 518
Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Pitmedden · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
- Pettymuck · 50% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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