FPA-10926

East Hardgate Croft - Windblow

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: East Hardgate Croft Woods
Nearest town: Drumoak
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ785017

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Key dates

Application registered 4 August 2023
Application accepted 9 August 2023
Consultation opens 14 May 2024
Consultation closes 13 May 2024
Decision issued 16 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 8.10 ha
Conifer: 8.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-10926

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:52 BST

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First captured
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: 14 May 2024 – 14 May 2026
Felling area: 8.1 ha
Estimated volume: 2,478.6 m³
Thinning area: 0.9 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 8.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	European larch	1.8 ha	50 yr	2,700	675 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	6.3 ha	50 yr	8,550	1,755 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)
1	European larch	0.2 ha	10.8 m³	600	350
2	Scots pine	0.7 ha	37.8 m³	500	350

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	11.11%	0.9 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Scots pine	11.11%	0.9 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	38.89%	3.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Scots pine	38.89%	3.15 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Old Wood of Drum Site 1255 Official SiteLink record for Old Wood of Drum ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 625 m away	Published area 45.63 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Old Wood of Drum

Site 1255

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 625 m away

Published area 45.63 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 784 017

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Corby
Parent material: Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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