FPA-11328

Cowiesburn

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Poplar Wood
Nearest town: Pluscarden
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ147572

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 8 February 2024
Application accepted 8 December 2023
Consultation opens 11 March 2024
Consultation closes 10 March 2024
Decision issued 14 March 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.85 ha
Broadleaf: 0.85 ha

Official source

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FPA-11328

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST

Information from the application PDF is available below.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:40 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: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 0.85 ha
Estimated volume: 350 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Poplar

Proposed restocking species

Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Poplar	0.85 ha	50 yr	128	350 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	100%	0.85 ha	1,600	—	—

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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 146 571

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

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8550 Cowiesburn	Location Pluscarden Moray	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.85 ha	Decision issued 17 Dec 2021
FPA-10965 Barnhill	Location Forres Moray	Status Expired	Distance 608 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 22 Sept 2023
FPA-9865 Barnhill	Location Forres Moray	Status Expired	Distance 608 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 12 Sept 2022
FPA-13432 Blackhill Pluscarden Estate	Location Elgin Moray	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 11.41 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-11176 Pluscarden Estate	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 9.01 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2024