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FPA-13246

West Balquhain Farm

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.

Register grid reference: NJ718235 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Balquain SB
Nearest town
Chapel of Garioch
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ718235
Total area
0.45 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 9 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 24 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 21 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 15 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13246

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2026 – 8 May 2026
Felling area
0.45 ha
Estimated volume
200 m³
Proposed restocking
0.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchMixed broadleavesMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
SB Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 50 yr 584 175 m³ —
SB Clear Felling Larch 0.02 ha 50 yr 36 14 m³ —
SB Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.01 ha 50 yr 9 3 m³ —
SB Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 50 yr 38 8 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
SB Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64.44% 0.29 ha 2,500 — —
SB Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 24.44% 0.11 ha 1,600 — —
SB Create Designed Open Ground — 11.11% 0.05 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-6711 Bogmill Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.01 ha Decision issued
FLA03487 Den of Crowmallie Location

Chapel of Garioch

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.15 ha Decision issued
FLA00208 Pittodrie Estate Location

Chapel of Garioch

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 6.19 ha Decision issued
CB223486 Pittodrie Estate Location

Oyne

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 6.58 ha Decision issued
CB509745 Knockinglews Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 11.44 ha Decision issued

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
18FGS25739 Ury Riverside Park Native Woodland Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.8 km away Area 2.55 ha Approved
25FGS89460 Inverurie WwTW WC Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 4.77 ha Approved
22FGS64146 DROGHEDA 2 Location

Kemnay

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 6.29 ha Approved
21FGS58563 Overhall woodland creation 2021 Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.8 km away Area 10.05 ha Approved
21FGS57163 Bethelnie WC Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.3 km away Area 1.33 ha Approved

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Land listings

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

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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