FPA-11157

Skene Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Balmuir Wood & Mary’s Wood
Nearest town: Westhill
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ766091

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 November 2023
Application accepted 11 December 2023
Consultation opens 16 May 2024
Consultation closes 15 May 2024
Decision issued 20 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 7.86 ha
Conifer: 7.86 ha

Official source

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FPA-11157

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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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27 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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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 Jan 2024 – 1 Jun 2024
Felling area: 7.86 ha
Estimated volume: 3,039 m³
Thinning area: 15.42 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 7.86 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
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.66 ha	45 yr	109	35 m³	N/A
4B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.46 ha	45 yr	406	593 m³	N/A
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.08 ha	45 yr	1,322	1,734 m³	N/A
23	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.66 ha	45 yr	1,450	145 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)
3	Silver birch	10.28 ha	214 m³	445	341
4A	Ash	0.56 ha	3 m³	379	314
21	Sitka spruce	0.69 ha	39 m³	571	464
22	Scots pine	0.8 ha	22 m³	446	390
22	Beech	0.8 ha	18 m³	574	457
24	Beech	0.95 ha	209 m³	237	214
7	Scots pine	1.34 ha	27 m³	344	319

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4B	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	100%	2.46 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	100%	4.08 ha	2,500	—	—
23	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	100%	0.66 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	100%	0.66 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Loch of Skene Site 1038 Official SiteLink record for Loch of Skene ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 121.76 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Loch of Skene

Site 1038

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 121.76 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 765 090

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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CB431738 Skene Estate	Location Lyne of Skene Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 7.16 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2014
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FPA-8369 Dunecht Estates	Location Dunecht Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 4.12 ha	Decision issued 12 Nov 2021
FLA00307 Dunecht Estates	Location Dunecht Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.15 ha	Decision issued 24 Apr 2015
FLA02187 Dunecht Estate Properties	Location Ducecht Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.16 ha	Decision issued 21 Jun 2017