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FPA-10993

Granite City Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • SF - Selective Felling
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NJ942039 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Abbotswell Road
Nearest town
Aberdeen
Local authority
Aberdeen City Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ942039
Total area
0.27 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 September 2023
  2. Application accepted 4 September 2023
  3. Consultation opens 12 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 10 October 2023
  5. Decision issued 19 October 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-10993

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Mar 2024 – 30 May 2024
Felling area
0.27 ha
Estimated volume
92.24 m³
Thinning area
0.75 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

Elm

Proposed restocking species

Bird cherryNorway maple

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Selective Felling Elm 0.27 ha 40 yr 198 57.42 m³ NO

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1a Norway maple 0.17 ha 4.42 m³ 600 400
1a European larch 0.17 ha 3.4 m³ 600 400
1b Mixed broadleaves 0.41 ha 27 m³ 600 400

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Norway maple 48.15% 0.13 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Bird cherry 51.85% 0.14 ha 1,600 — -2/3

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-12089 Granite City Forest Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 156 m away Area 0.35 ha Approved
CB181234 Tullos Hill Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeen City

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 2.09 ha Decision issued
FPA-12135 ACC Wellington Road Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 1 ha Approved
FPA-12331 Waterside Farm Location

Banchory Devenick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 7.4 ha Approved
FLA03455 Banchory & Leggart Estate Location

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.1 km away Area 1.56 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
17FGS20617 Westfield Native Woodland Location

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 8.9 km away Area 10.04 ha Approved
19FGS40143 Land at Craigentath Location

KINCARDINESHIRE

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.3 km away Area 1.85 ha Approved
21FGS60303 Riverview New Woodland Location

Dyce

Aberdeen City

Status Approved Distance 9.9 km away Area 3.12 ha Approved

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

Land listings

Within 10 km

Duffs Hill Wood Portlethen, Aberdeenshire £200,000 34.5 ha 5.1 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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