FPA-13241
Catcraig Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Auchnagatt
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ911413
Key dates
- Application registered 16 February 2026
- Application accepted 26 February 2026
- Consultation opens 19 March 2026
- Consultation closes 16 April 2026
- Decision issued 2 June 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 0.72 ha
- Conifer
- 0.72 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 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
- Approved
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
- 17 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027
- Felling area
- 0.72 ha
- Estimated volume
- 250 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.72 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.72 ha | 50 yr | 1,250 | 250 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 75% | 0.54 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Hybrid larch | 25% | 0.18 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 911 412
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 498
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Strichen
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
Nearby land sales
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