FPA-11384

Ben Main

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Ben Main Wood
Nearest town: Dufftown
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ351347

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Key dates

Application registered 26 February 2024
Application accepted 23 February 2024
Consultation opens 12 March 2024
Consultation closes 11 March 2024
Decision issued 12 March 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 28.51 ha
Conifer: 28.51 ha

Official source

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FPA-11384

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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, 10:36 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:40 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: 26 Feb 2024 – 23 Feb 2025
Felling area: 28.51 ha
Estimated volume: 13,696 m³
Thinning area: 14.23 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 28.51 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1c	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.23 ha	38 yr	1,690	660 m³	n/a
1d	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.51 ha	38 yr	1,144	446 m³	n/a
1e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.45 ha	38 yr	2,626	1,182 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	22.32 ha	38 yr	23,927	10,767 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2b	Scots pine	13.38 ha	600 m³
2c	Scots pine	0.85 ha	41 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1c,1e	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	13.12%	3.74 ha	2,500	—	—
1c,1e	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.21%	0.63 ha	1,600	—	—
1c,1e	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.09%	0.31 ha	—	—	—
1d,2a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	72.57%	20.69 ha	2,500	—	—
1d,2a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8.1%	2.31 ha	1,600	—	—
1d,2a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.91%	0.83 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 351 347

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 500

Peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Strichen
Parent material: Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform: Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Gaerlie · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

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Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9069 Ben Main Storm Arwen	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 28.51 ha	Decision issued 28 Mar 2022
FPA-7669 Ben Main	Location Dufftown Moray	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 28.51 ha	Decision issued 28 Jan 2021
FPA-10428 Ben Main	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 100 m away	Area 28.51 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2023
FPA-11295 Brown Hill Forest	Location Dufftown Moray	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 63.27 ha	Decision issued 8 Feb 2024
FPA-10089 Brown Hill Forest	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 63.27 ha	Decision issued 9 Dec 2022