FPA-11622
Hatton Castle Estate - Windblow
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Various
- Nearest town
- Turriff
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ754460
Key dates
- Application registered 21 May 2024
- Application accepted 28 May 2024
- Consultation opens 23 July 2024
- Consultation closes 22 July 2024
- Decision issued 23 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 5.09 ha
- Conifer
- 5.09 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
- Expired
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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 Jul 2024 – 1 Apr 2026
- Felling area
- 5.09 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,655 m³
- Thinning area
- 22.41 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post Basal Area
- Proposed restocking
- 5.09 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7h | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.29 ha | 32 yr | 60 | 18 m³ | n/a |
| 13a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.51 ha | 33 yr | 1,980 | 570 m³ | n/a |
| 13d | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.72 ha | 100 yr | 200 | 252 m³ | n/a |
| 14e | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.29 ha | 100 yr | 80 | 100 m³ | n/a |
| 14a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1 ha | 100 yr | 270 | 350 m³ | n/a |
| 15a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.93 ha | 27 yr | 1,300 | 260 m³ | n/a |
| 15b | Selective Felling | Scots pine | 0.35 ha | 80 yr | 75 | 45 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before basal area (m²/ha) | After basal area (m²/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3b | Sitka spruce | 2.4 ha | 96 m³ | 38 | 30 |
| 7g | Sitka spruce | 3.65 ha | 164 m³ | 37 | 30 |
| 11a | Sitka spruce | 8.52 ha | 470 m³ | 37 | 25 |
| 15a | Sitka spruce | 7.84 ha | 330 m³ | 38 | 30 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.29 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 13a | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 100% | 1.51 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 13d | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 100% | 0.72 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 14 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 100% | 1.29 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 15 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 1.28 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 753 460
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 97
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Corby
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
- Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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