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FPA-13206

Hillockhead

Approved 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: NJ404503 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Hillockhead Wood
Nearest town
Keith
Local authority
Moray Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ404503
Total area
12.22 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 6 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 9 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 9 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 2 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13206

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Felling area
12.22 ha
Estimated volume
4,660 m³
Proposed restocking
12.22 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 41 yr 160 150 m³ none
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.9 ha 52 yr 2,000 2,800 m³ none
1c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.15 ha 78 yr 30 10 m³ none
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.58 ha 56 yr 500 600 m³ none1
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 76 yr 100 150 m³ none
3a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.5 ha 76 yr 100 150 m³ none
3b Clear Felling Scots pine 3.29 ha 76 yr 650 800 m³ none

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.86% 0.35 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 39.28% 4.8 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Scots pine 5.73% 0.7 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Sessile oak 1.64% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
1b Replant felled area Hazel 0.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
1b Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
1c Replant felled area Western red cedar 1.23% 0.15 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.93% 1.58 ha 2,500 — —
3a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.15% 2.34 ha 2,500 — —
3A Replant felled area Scots pine 12.27% 1.5 ha 2,500 — —
3a Replant felled area Sessile oak 1.64% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
3a Replant felled area Hazel 0.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
3a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB88593 Hillochhead - Keith Location

Keith

Moray

Status Expired Distance 900 m away Area 3.7 ha Decision issued
CB39712 South Bogbain Location

Keith

Moray

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 8 ha Decision issued
FPA-6840 FIFE PARK (KEITH) Location

KEITH

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FLA00329 Glen Keith Distillery Location

Keith

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 0.03 ha Decision issued
CB464371 Isla Brae, Keith Ab55 5JT Location

Keith

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 0.16 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
19FGS37783 Douglasbrae Native Wood Location

Keith

Moray

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 1.54 ha Approved
19FGS37886 craigenseat woodland Location

Keith

Moray

Status Approved Distance 6.6 km away Area 19.97 ha Approved
22FGS70133 Newtonbrae new woodlands Location

Keith

Moray

Status Approved Distance 6.6 km away Area 6.83 ha Approved
22FGS69913 Bellyhack Farm Native SP WC Location

Glass

Moray

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 17.1 ha Approved
24FGS83619 Burn of Bellyhack Location

Dufftown

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 91.63 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
    Approved

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