← All felling applications

FPA-11623

Duff House Royal Golf Club

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Duff House Royal Golf Club Wood
Nearest town
Banff
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ689635

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 May 2024
  2. Application accepted 15 May 2024
  3. Consultation opens 3 July 2024
  4. Consultation closes 2 July 2024
  5. Decision issued 4 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
0.02 ha
Conifer
0.02 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-11623

Find FPA-11623 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

    View data added from the PDF →
  2. 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
5 Jun 2024 – 5 Jul 2024
Felling area
0.02 ha
Estimated volume
0 m³
Proposed restocking
0.02 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.02 ha 20 yr 9 n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.02 ha 1,600 27

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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

Whitehills to Melrose Coast

Site 1631

Official SiteLink record for Whitehills to Melrose Coast
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 724 m away Published area 90.29 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 688 635

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11864 Duff House Royal Golf Club Location

Banff

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 0 m away Area 0.03 ha Approved
FPA-6803 Duff House Royal Golf Club Location

BANFF

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 510 m away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-10050 The Wrack Fishings Location

Banff

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 807 m away Area 1.85 ha Decision issued
FPA-8149 The Wrack Fishings Location

Banff

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 807 m away Area 1.85 ha Decision issued
FLA02605 Duff House Royal Golf Club Location

BANFF

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 985 m away Area 0.49 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
15FGS03258 Mains of Montcoffer Woodlands Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 3.03 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.