FPA-11425

Findrack House

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Policy Woodlands
Nearest town: Torphins
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ607047

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Key dates

Application registered 15 March 2024
Application accepted 19 March 2024
Consultation opens 22 March 2024
Consultation closes 19 April 2024
Decision issued 24 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.90 ha
Conifer: 0.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-11425

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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, 10:33 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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: 15 Apr 2024 – 14 Apr 2026
Felling area: 1.9 ha
Estimated volume: 192 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
22b	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.71 ha	50 yr	288	172.8 m³	n/a
22b	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.19 ha	50 yr	32	19.2 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
22b	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	73.16%	1.39 ha	2,500	—	—
22b	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	9.47%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
22b	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	9.47%	0.18 ha	2,500	—	—
22f	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	3.16%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
22f	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.53%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
22f	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	0.53%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	—
22c	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.53%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
22e	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.53%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
22d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.63%	0.05 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 607 047

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

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-13466 Findrack Estate - East Drive	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 424 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Approved 7 Sept 2026
FPA-8205 Findrack Estate	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 424 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2021
FLA02157 Findrack	Location Lumphanan Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 539 m away	Area 5.59 ha	Decision issued 12 Jul 2017
FPA-11579 Findrack Estate	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 566 m away	Area 2.3 ha	Decision issued 24 May 2024
FPA-9881 Findrack Estate - Windblow Cpts 10a & 25abc	Location Torphins Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 566 m away	Area 5.26 ha	Decision issued 12 Oct 2022