FPA-10572

Fettercairn Estate - Windblow

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: Hunters Hill
Nearest town: Fettercairn
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NO663760
Total area: 4.37 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 6 April 2023
Application accepted 6 April 2023
Consultation opens 20 December 2023
Consultation closes 28 January 2024
Decision issued 1 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-10572

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 15 May 2023 – 15 May 2024
Felling area: 4.37 ha
Estimated volume: 1,607 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

LarchNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
8b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.95 ha	34 yr	1,600	355 m³	n/a
8c1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.35 ha	34 yr	2,275	505 m³	n/a
8d	Clear Felling	Larch	0.12 ha	34 yr	210	35 m³	n/a
8g1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.09 ha	43 yr	155	37 m³	n/a
8g1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.09 ha	43 yr	155	37 m³	n/a
8h1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.25 ha	60 yr	425	73 m³	n/a
8i1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.14 ha	43 yr	245	59 m³	n/a
8i1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.13 ha	43 yr	225	54 m³	n/a
9p	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.32 ha	34 yr	565	95 m³	n/a
9p	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.31 ha	34 yr	550	132 m³	n/a
9s	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.1 ha	34 yr	175	30 m³	n/a
9s	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.1 ha	34 yr	175	42 m³	n/a
9x	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.21 ha	34 yr	375	63 m³	n/a
9x	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.21 ha	34 yr	375	90 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
8b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	17.62%	0.77 ha	2,500	—	—
8b	Create Designed Open Ground	Sitka spruce	6.86%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
8c1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30.89%	1.35 ha	2,500	—	—
8g1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2.06%	0.09 ha	2,500	—	—
8g1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	2.06%	0.09 ha	2,500	—	—
8h1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2.75%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
8h1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	2.97%	0.13 ha	2,500	—	—
8h1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2.97%	0.13 ha	2,500	—	—
8i1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	3.2%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
9p	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	14.42%	0.63 ha	2,500	—	—
9s	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	4.58%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
9x	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	9.61%	0.42 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
FLA01095 Fettercairn Estate	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 468 m away	Area 10.4 ha	Decision issued 9 Feb 2016
FPA-9752 Fettercairn Estate - Windblow South	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 691 m away	Area 32.41 ha	Decision issued 13 Sept 2022
FPA-10803 Glensaugh	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 28 Jul 2023
FPA-8450 Glensaugh	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 13 Dec 2021
FPA-12862 Glenshaugh	Location Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.04 ha	Approved 27 Oct 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
20FGS55023 Glensaugh Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 989 m away	Area 98.81 ha	Approved 12 May 2021
20FGS55024 Fettercairn Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 45.91 ha	Approved 12 May 2021
15FGS03694 Glensaugh Forestry 2015	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 12.32 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
21FGS56804 Fasque Upland Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2021
20FGS54743 Fasque Lowland Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 7.0 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 25 May 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

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

StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 13:37 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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