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FPA-11109

Meikle Gourdas

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.

Register grid reference: NJ795452 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Meikle Gourdas
Nearest town
Turriff
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ795452
Total area
0.44 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 25 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 9 November 2023
  4. Consultation closes 7 December 2023
  5. Decision issued 12 December 2023
  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-11109

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Feb 2024 – 1 Feb 2026
Felling area
0.44 ha
Estimated volume
290 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesOther

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 40 yr 682 205 m³ None
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 40 yr 286 85 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1, 2 Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 88.64% 0.39 ha 1,600 — 3
1, 2 Plant an alternative area Other 11.36% 0.05 ha 0 — 3

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-10317 Corsehill Farm -Windblow Location

Cuminestown

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 674 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-10564 Rush-Head Farm - Windblow Location

Turriff

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.83 ha Decision issued
CB412854 Lendrum Location

Turriff

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 0.8 ha Decision issued
FLA01508 Greeness Forest Location

Turriff

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 23.95 ha Decision issued
CB237099 Wagglehill Location

TURRIFF

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.9 km away Area 1.4 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 7.1 km away Area 5.57 ha Approved
15FGS00873 Ardlogie WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.4 km away Area 12.89 ha Approved

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

Land listings

Within 10 km

Polesburn Wood Methlick, Aberdeenshire £50,000 19.2 ha 9.2 km away Under offer

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

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. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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