FPA-10466

Dessmuir

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: Former Railway Line
Nearest town: Aboyne
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ548000
Total area: 0.66 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 9 March 2023
Application accepted 9 March 2023
Consultation opens 13 June 2023
Consultation closes 11 July 2023
Decision issued 6 September 2023
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-10466

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 8 Jun 2023 – 30 Mar 2025
Felling area: 0.66 ha
Estimated volume: 198 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersMixed native broadleaves

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
01	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.33 ha	40 yr	—	99 m³	n/a
01	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.33 ha	40 yr	—	99 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
01	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	80.3%	0.53 ha	1,600	—	—
01	Create Designed Open Ground	—	19.7%	0.13 ha	—	—	-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
CB236598 Craigwell Wood	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 379 m away	Area 2.68 ha	Decision issued 21 Aug 2013
CB112514 Dessmuir Estate	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 800 m away	Area 13.56 ha	Decision issued 22 Oct 2012
FPA-8077 Mains of Auchlossan	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 7.7 ha	Decision issued 3 Aug 2021
FPA-7443 Queenshill	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 20.68 ha	Decision issued 7 Oct 2020
FLA01116 Aboyne Golf Club	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 31 Mar 2016

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
17FGS21097 NETHER TILLYLAIR 2	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 13.41 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
19FGS38284 Lower Dess	Location BANCHORY Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 60.26 ha	Approved 1 Oct 2019
26FGS91360 Dess Woodland Creation	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 7.83 ha	Key date Not published
23FGS72273 Balnagowan Fields	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 18.6 ha	Approved 20 Oct 2023
20FGS51543 Craigton New Woodland Creation	Location Kincardine O'Neil Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.7 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 11 Oct 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, 13:41 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:51 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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