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FPA-13064

Glenbervie Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Glenbervie Estate Woodlands
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO765802

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 December 2025
  2. Application accepted 12 December 2025
  3. Consultation opens 16 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 13 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 29 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
24.00 ha
Conifer
19.50 ha
Broadleaf
1.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-13064

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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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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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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
12 Mar 2026 – 31 Jan 2028
Felling area
24 ha
Estimated volume
10,840 m³
Thinning area
0.9 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
24 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3c Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.9 ha 72 yr 1,800 450 m³ Tape
3e Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.5 ha 72 yr 1,000 250 m³
6d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 72 yr 60 50 m³
9a Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.5 ha 40 yr 3,000 750 m³
9a Clear Felling Larch 0.3 ha 40 yr 600 150 m³
10a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.7 ha 32 yr 3,000 750 m³
10h Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.5 ha 32 yr 1,000 250 m³
10c Clear Felling Mixed conifers 2.5 ha 32 yr 1,100 1,250 m³
10g Clear Felling Mixed conifers 5 ha 32 yr 10,000 2,500 m³
12a Selective Felling Ash 1.5 ha 65 yr 150 100 m³
12b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 32 yr 200 40 m³
12c Clear Felling Mixed conifers 8 ha 32 yr 16,000 3,600 m³
12i Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.4 ha 32 yr 1,650 400 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
3d Beech 0.9 ha 300 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3c Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 64.29% 0.9 ha 1,600
3e Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 35.71% 0.5 ha 1,600
6d Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.1 ha 1,600
9a Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 100% 1.8 ha 1,600
10a Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 8.81% 1.7 ha 1,600
10h Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 2.59% 0.5 ha 1,600
10c Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 12.95% 2.5 ha 1,600
10g Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 25.91% 5 ha 1,600
12a Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 7.77% 1.5 ha 1,600
12b Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.52% 0.1 ha 1,600
12c Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 41.45% 8 ha 1,600
12i Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 100% 1.4 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 765 802

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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