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FPA-13470

Middlehill

Approved 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.

Register grid reference: NJ826496 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Middlehill
Nearest town
Cuminestown
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ826496
Total area
0.24 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 27 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 7 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 4 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 18 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 8 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 17 October 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13470

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
31 May 2026 – 31 May 2028
Felling area
0.24 ha
Estimated volume
40 m³
Proposed restocking
0.24 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Goat willow Hazel

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.24 ha 50 yr 200 40 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Alder 30% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Goat willow 30% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Hazel 35% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
1a Create Designed Open Ground — 5% 0.01 ha — — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11851 Cairncake Farm Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 200 m away Area 3.8 ha Approved
FPA-11870 Sealscrook Lodge Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.08 ha Approved
CB237099 Wagglehill Location

TURRIFF

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-7473 Home Farm Auchry Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.1 km away Area 0.69 ha Decision issued
FPA-11148 Waterside Farm Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 0.06 ha Decision issued

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
20FGS51563 Hillhead of Auchreddie Woodland Creation Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 5.57 ha Approved
26FGS92199 Howe of Byth Quarry Woodland Creation Location

Maud

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.9 km away Area 9.27 ha Approved
18FGS31298 Lovies Cowbog Woodland Creation 2019 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 23.44 ha Approved
26FGS93401 Garvelside Triangle Wood Location

New Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 8.9 km away Area 1.21 ha Key date Not published
15FGS00594 Fishrie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.4 km away Area 106.1 ha Approved

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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