FPA-11579
Findrack Estate
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpt 5
- Nearest town
- Torphins
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ603051
Key dates
- Application registered 8 May 2024
- Application accepted 8 May 2024
- Consultation opens 16 May 2024
- Consultation closes 15 May 2024
- Decision issued 24 May 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 2.30 ha
- Conifer
- 2.30 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- 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
- 13 May 2024 – 12 May 2026
- Felling area
- 2.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 690 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 2.3 ha | 51 yr | 2,300 | 690 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5a | Replant felled Scots pine area | — | 78.26% | 1.8 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5d | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 21.74% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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 603 050
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
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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