FPA-11295

Brown Hill Forest

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: Brown Hill Forest
Nearest town: Dufftown
Local authority: Moray Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ387347
Total area: 63.27 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 29 January 2024
Application accepted 28 January 2024
Consultation opens 31 January 2024
Consultation closes 30 January 2024
Decision issued 8 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-11295

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 27 Feb 2024 – 30 Nov 2025
Felling area: 63.27 ha
Estimated volume: 27,706 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

European larchHybrid larchJapanese larchLodgepole pineNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pineMixed conifersMixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.87 ha	36 yr	6,800	3,200 m³	N/A
1b	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	4.87 ha	36 yr	6,800	1,156 m³	N/A
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.8 ha	36 yr	1,200	480 m³	N/A
1c	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.19 ha	36 yr	200	38 m³	N/A
1d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.19 ha	36 yr	8,970	3,229 m³	N/A
1e	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	9.53 ha	36 yr	13,200	6,500 m³	N/A
1e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	9.53 ha	36 yr	13,200	1,848 m³	N/A
1f	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.54 ha	36 yr	2,000	700 m³	N/A
1f	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.54 ha	36 yr	1,200	265 m³	N/A
1g	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.9 ha	36 yr	1,400	190 m³	N/A
1g	Clear Felling	European larch	0.8 ha	36 yr	1,300	180 m³	N/A
2c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.4 ha	36 yr	13,440	5,600 m³	N/A
2c	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	8.4 ha	36 yr	10,000	1,800 m³	N/A
2f	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.49 ha	36 yr	2,235	950 m³	N/A
2f	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	1.48 ha	36 yr	2,000	360 m³	N/A
2g	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.37 ha	36 yr	1,876	800 m³	N/A
2g	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.37 ha	36 yr	1,700	410 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	46.94%	29.7 ha	2,600	—	—
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	18.08%	11.44 ha	2,600	—	—
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	18.07%	11.43 ha	2,600	—	—
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	8.6%	5.44 ha	2,600	—	—
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.8%	3.67 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpts 1 and 2 (pt )	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.51%	1.59 ha	—	—	—

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-10089 Brown Hill Forest	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 383 m away	Area 63.27 ha	Decision issued 9 Dec 2022
FPA-8366 Brown Hill Forest	Location Dufftown Moray	Status Expired	Distance 383 m away	Area 63.27 ha	Decision issued 8 Nov 2021
FLA-6319 Lynebain Estate	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 10 Jun 2019
FLA03292 Lynebain Estate	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 3.17 ha	Decision issued 10 Jul 2018
FLA01837 Lynebain Estate	Location Dufftown Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 3.17 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2017

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
24FGS80159 Belcherrie Woodland	Location Dufftown Moray	Status Approved	Distance 736 m away	Area 25.6 ha	Approved 12 Dec 2024
19FGS36718 Lynebain Woods 2019	Location HUNTLY Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 828 m away	Area 8.99 ha	Approved 13 Jan 2020
17FGS20777 Lynebain small woods	Location Moray	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 4.88 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
20FGS47803 BELDORNEY Woodland Creation and Restructuring	Location Huntly Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 7.14 ha	Approved 5 Aug 2020
20FGS54504 Tombain Woodland Scheme 2019	Location Dufftown Moray	Status Approved	Distance 3.3 km away	Area 7.44 ha	Approved 3 Mar 2021

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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