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FPA-11027

Thornton Estate

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NO685722 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Thornton Estate
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO685722
Total area
5.58 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 September 2023
  2. Application accepted 26 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 21 December 2023
  4. Consultation closes 28 January 2024
  5. Decision issued 31 January 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11027

Find this record on the official register

Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Mar 2024 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area
5.58 ha
Estimated volume
4,122 m³
Thinning area
32.76 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

BeechHybrid larchNorway spruceOakScots pineSilver birchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firEuropean larchNorway spruceOakWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.7 ha 45 yr 439 299 m³ —
1b Clear Felling Beech 0.4 ha 45 yr 251 69 m³ —
1b Clear Felling Silver birch 0.6 ha 45 yr 376 128 m³ —
1b Clear Felling Oak 0.3 ha 45 yr 188 75 m³ —
2c Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.61 ha 45 yr 306 159 m³ —
2c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.61 ha 45 yr 300 126 m³ —
2c Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.53 ha 45 yr 269 180 m³ —
19a Clear Felling Scots pine 1.83 ha 25 yr 1,000 600 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
1a Mixed broadleaves 2.02 ha 20 m³
1c Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 4 m³
1c Beech 0.09 ha 2 m³
1c Silver birch 0.1 ha 3 m³
1c Mixed broadleaves 0.04 ha 1 m³
2b Mixed conifers 1.45 ha 30 m³
2b Mixed broadleaves 0.36 ha 6 m³
4c Sitka spruce 1.39 ha 95 m³
4e Sitka spruce 9.6 ha 650 m³
4f Scots pine 4.69 ha 178 m³
8b Downy birch 0.46 ha 11 m³
8b Beech 0.35 ha 8 m³
8b Sycamore 0.35 ha 11 m³
9c Mixed broadleaves 0.64 ha 5 m³
9a Beech 0.18 ha 4 m³
9a Downy birch 0.21 ha 5 m³
9a Sycamore 0.21 ha 5 m³
10b Sycamore 0.43 ha 10 m³
10b Downy birch 0.43 ha 10 m³
10a Downy birch 1.42 ha 34 m³
10a Sycamore 1.42 ha 51 m³
12f Scots pine 0.68 ha 20 m³
12b Mixed conifers 0.31 ha 15 m³
12b Mixed broadleaves 0.21 ha 8 m³
15b Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 3 m³
15b Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 8 m³
15a Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 15 m³
15a Mixed broadleaves 0.44 ha 12 m³
17a Mixed broadleaves 1.03 ha 25 m³
20a Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 10 m³
20a Mixed broadleaves 0.46 ha 15 m³
19b Mixed broadleaves 0.67 ha 12 m³
19C Sitka spruce 2.4 ha 1,200 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1b Replant felled area Oak 40% 0.8 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Norway spruce 20% 0.4 ha 2,500 — —
2c Replant felled area Norway spruce 49.71% 0.87 ha 2,500 — —
2c Replant felled area European larch 20% 0.35 ha 2,500 — —
2c Replant felled area Douglas fir 30.29% 0.53 ha 2,500 — —
19a Replant felled area European larch 18.4% 0.46 ha 2,500 — —
19a Replant felled area Oak 29.2% 0.73 ha 2,500 — —
1b Create Designed Open Ground — 35% 0.7 ha — — —
1b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 5% 0.1 ha 2,500 — —
19a Replant felled area Woody shrubs 25.6% 0.64 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-9651 Thornton Estate - Windblow Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 438 m away Area 26.48 ha Decision issued
FPA-10015 Inchgrey Farm - Windblow Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 667 m away Area 19.28 ha Decision issued
FPA-8405 Inchgray Farm Location

Fettercairn

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.7 ha Decision issued
CB65231 Thornton Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 5 ha Decision issued
FPA-6457 Inchgray Farm Location

Fettercairn

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 5.51 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
20FGS55023 Glensaugh Woodland Creation Location

Fettercairn

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 98.81 ha Approved
16FGS10976 JOHNSTON MAINS Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 9.94 ha Approved
20FGS55024 Fettercairn Woodland Creation Location

Fettercairn

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 45.91 ha Approved
25FGS85919 Marys Wood Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 13.24 ha Approved
15FGS03694 Glensaugh Forestry 2015 Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 12.32 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

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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