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FPA-11105

Hillhead of Pitcow

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: NJ840247 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Compartment 1
Nearest town
Oldmeldrum
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ840247
Total area
1.55 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 20 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 14 November 2023
  4. Consultation closes 13 November 2023
  5. Decision issued 16 November 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-11105

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Nov 2023 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area
1.55 ha
Estimated volume
640 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hybrid larchSessile oakSilver birchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.4 ha 35 yr 2,200 600 m³ None
1 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.15 ha 35 yr 150 40 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 69.68% 1.08 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Hybrid larch 20% 0.31 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 5.16% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 5.16% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —

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-9491 Hillhead of Pitcow - Windblow Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 59 m away Area 1.55 ha Decision issued
FPA-12623 Burreldale Moss Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 5.87 ha Approved
CB121394 Barra Woodlands Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 3.4 ha Decision issued
FLA01876 Barra Cottage Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 5.75 ha Decision issued
FPA-8029 Lower Affleck Location

Whiterashes

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 0.35 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
25FGS86919 Greystone Woodland WC Location

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 61.38 ha Approved
21FGS60203 AUCHNEIVE Location

Tarves

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 5.89 ha Approved
18FGS25739 Ury Riverside Park Native Woodland Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 2.55 ha Approved
25FGS89460 Inverurie WwTW WC Location

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 4.77 ha Approved
22FGS69167 BROWNHILLS FARM Location

Hatton of Fintray

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.6 km away Area 11.38 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. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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