FPA-13470
Middlehill
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Middlehill
- Nearest town
- Cuminestown
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ826496
Key dates
- Application registered 12 May 2026
- Application accepted 27 May 2026
- Consultation opens 7 July 2026
- Consultation closes 4 August 2026
- Decision issued 18 August 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 0.24 ha
- Conifer
- 0.24 ha
Official source
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FPA-13470 Find FPA-13470 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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Status changed
- From
- Open For Comment
- To
- Under Consideration
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 31 May 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Felling area
- 0.24 ha
- Estimated volume
- 40 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.24 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.24 ha | 50 yr | 200 | 40 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Alder | 30% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Goat willow | 30% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Hazel | 35% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 5% | 0.01 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 825 496
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 243
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Foudland
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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