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FPA-11364

Towleys Farm

Expired 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
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ603224 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Towley Wood
Nearest town
Insch
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ603224
Total area
3.91 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 February 2024
  2. Application accepted 20 February 2024
  3. Consultation opens 21 May 2024
  4. Consultation closes 18 June 2024
  5. Decision issued 22 May 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11364

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2024 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area
3.91 ha
Estimated volume
3,425 m³
Thinning area
20.63 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.91 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
8 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 45 yr 460 140 m³ N/A
9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.34 ha 45 yr 520 160 m³ N/A
10a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.99 ha 45 yr 1,530 460 m³ N/A
10b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 45 yr 770 230 m³ N/A
11 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.29 ha 45 yr 450 135 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 45 yr 180 50 m³ N/A
13 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.24 ha 45 yr 371 110 m³ N/A
14 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.13 ha 45 yr 1,701 510 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)
5 Scots pine 5.88 ha 400 m³ 2,000 1,400
7a Scots pine 0.71 ha 60 m³ 2,000 1,400
7b Scots pine 0.5 ha 40 m³ 2,000 1,400
7c Scots pine 1.04 ha 90 m³ 2,000 1,400
7d Scots pine 1.18 ha 90 m³ 2,000 1,400
11b Scots pine 11.32 ha 950 m³ 2,000 1,400

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
10a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.99 ha 2,500 — —
10b Create Designed Open Ground — 100% 0.5 ha — — —
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 Replant felled area Oak 40% 0.97 ha 1,600 — —
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 Replant felled area Silver birch 30% 0.73 ha 1,600 — —
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 Replant felled area Rowan 10% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 10% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 Replant felled area Common alder 10% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-9903 Towleys Farm Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 2.13 ha Decision issued
FLA-6082 Towleys Farm Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 2.08 ha Decision issued
FLA00745 Balgowan Estate Location

Alford

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 50.15 ha Decision issued
FPA-11591 Brackla Forest Location

Auchleven

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 4.87 ha Approved
FPA-7127 Chapelton Farm Location

Leslie

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 5.74 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
21FGS58563 Overhall woodland creation 2021 Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 10.05 ha Approved
18FGS32198 Culhay WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 168.09 ha Approved
16FGS06274 Broadleaf HSO Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 6.02 ha Approved
20FGS51843 Headiton Woodland Creation Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.8 km away Area 50.22 ha Approved
20FGS54784 Foudland Hill WC Location

Insch

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.2 km away Area 249.67 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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