FPA-11168

Shiels Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Balmore
Nearest town: Laurencekirk
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NO740722
Total area: 0.17 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 23 November 2023
Application accepted 14 December 2023
Consultation opens 16 February 2024
Consultation closes 15 February 2024
Decision issued 27 February 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11168

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 18 Dec 2023 – 1 Dec 2025
Felling area: 0.17 ha
Estimated volume: 84 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Leyland cypressScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	50 yr	30	13 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Leyland cypress	0.03 ha	50 yr	50	20 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.05 ha	50 yr	50	30 m³	—
1b	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.05 ha	50 yr	30	20 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	I do not intend to restock	—	11.76%	0.02 ha	—	—	—
1b	I do not intend to restock	—	29.41%	0.05 ha	—	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	58.82%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7867 Shiels Farm	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 515 m away	Area 6.77 ha	Decision issued 11 Mar 2021
FPA-6411 Shiels Farm	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 515 m away	Area 6.77 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 2020
FPA-6356 Burnton	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 1.47 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2019
CB339017 Burnton	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.02 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2014
FPA-12926 Burnton Farm	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 5.93 ha	Approved 2 Dec 2025

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
16FGS10976 JOHNSTON MAINS	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 9.94 ha	Approved 19 Nov 2018
17FGS15798 Arbuthnott WC	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 14.64 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
20FGS51323 Birnie West WC	Location Inverbervie Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 7 ha	Approved 13 Oct 2020
25FGS85919 Marys Wood	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.0 km away	Area 13.24 ha	Approved 19 Dec 2025
18FGS35538 The Deep Woodland Creation	Location Drumlithie Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 4.15 ha	Approved 12 Jun 2019

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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