FPA-11290

Stoneyfield

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Stoneyfield Woodlands
Nearest town: Kingswells
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ831104

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Key dates

Application registered 26 January 2024
Application accepted 23 January 2024
Consultation opens 23 July 2024
Consultation closes 22 July 2024
Decision issued 25 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.41 ha
Conifer: 1.41 ha

Official source

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FPA-11290

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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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9 Sept 2026, 12:09 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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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 Mar 2024 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area: 1.41 ha
Estimated volume: 978.5 m³
Thinning area: 3.92 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 1.41 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	50 yr	140	56 m³	N/A
2a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.85 ha	40 yr	1,700	425 m³	N/A
2b	Clear Felling	European larch	0.33 ha	40 yr	660	132 m³	N/A
3b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.09 ha	25 yr	225	22.5 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
3a	Noble fir	0.59 ha	59 m³	2,500	2,000
3a	Norway spruce	0.78 ha	47 m³	2,500	2,000
3a	European larch	0.78 ha	63 m³	2,500	2,000
3a	Douglas fir	0.39 ha	37 m³	2,500	2,000
3a	Sitka spruce	1.37 ha	137 m³	2,500	2,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1, 2, 3b	Replant felled area	Birch	80%	1.13 ha	1,600	—	—
1, 2, 3b	Replant felled area	Oak	20%	0.28 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 830 103

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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