FPA-11693

Mid Clochforbie

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Clochforbie Woods
Nearest town: Crudie
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ812581

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Key dates

Application registered 14 June 2024
Application accepted 5 June 2024
Consultation opens 15 July 2024
Consultation closes 14 July 2024
Decision issued 17 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.27 ha
Conifer: 2.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-11693

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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, 12:10 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

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: 15 Jul 2024 – 4 Jun 2026
Felling area: 2.27 ha
Estimated volume: 2,200 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Other broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.27 ha	50 yr	1,700	2,200 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1A	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.76%	1.47 ha	2,500	—	—
1B	Replant felled area	Scots pine	9.69%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
1C	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.88%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	—
1C1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	0.18%	0 ha	1,600	—	—
1C2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.85%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
1D	Replant felled area	Other broadleaves	9.69%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—
1Z1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.44%	0.01 ha	—	—	—
1Z2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.2%	0.05 ha	—	—	—
1Z3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	7.49%	0.17 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Tore of Troup Site 1547 Official SiteLink record for Tore of Troup ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 809.98 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Tore of Troup

Site 1547

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.7 km away

Published area 809.98 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 812 581

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 428

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Ordley
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and argillaceous schists
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Ordley · 35% Brown earths
Cuminestown · 30% Humus-iron podzols
Glaschul · 35% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10411 MID CLOCHFORBIE	Location CRUDIE Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.27 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2023
FLA01691 Upper Cook Woods	Location Turriff Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.49 ha	Decision issued 28 Nov 2016
FLA01352 Little Byth	Location Turriff Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 3.74 ha	Decision issued 29 Jul 2016
FPA-11311 Tarrydale House	Location New Byth Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.22 ha	Decision issued 15 Apr 2024
CB466176 Newtack of Cook	Location Newbyth Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 0.04 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2014