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FPA-13077

Dronley Community Woodland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Dronley Wood
Nearest town
Kirkton of Auchterhouse
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO343365

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 December 2025
  2. Application accepted 11 December 2025
  3. Consultation opens 15 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 12 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 31 May 2032

Area

Total area
0.78 ha
Conifer
0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13077

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2031
Felling area
0.78 ha
Estimated volume
330 m³
Proposed restocking
0.78 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 NS 66 60 1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.14 ha 62 yr 80 90 m³
1 NS 66 60 2 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.14 ha 62 yr 30 40 m³
4.3 SP 62 1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.42 ha 63 yr 210 170 m³
4.1 SP 62 2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.08 ha 63 yr 40 30 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4.3 SP 62 1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 47.62% 0.2 ha 1,600
4.3 SP 62 1 Replant felled area Hazel 19.05% 0.08 ha 1,600
4.3 SP 62 1 Replant felled area Silver birch 19.05% 0.08 ha 1,600
4.3 SP 62 1 Replant felled area Sweet chestnut 14.29% 0.06 ha 1,600
1 NS 66 60 1 Restock by natural regeneration Birch 50% 0.07 ha 1,600
1 NS 66 60 1 Restock by natural regeneration Alder 50% 0.07 ha 1,600
1 NS 66 60 2 Restock by natural regeneration Birch 50% 0.07 ha 1,600
1 NS 66 60 2 Restock by natural regeneration Alder 50% 0.07 ha 1,600
4.1 SP 62 2 Replant felled area Sessile oak 50% 0.04 ha 1,600
4.1 SP 62 2 Replant felled area Hazel 18.75% 0.02 ha 1,600
4.1 SP 62 2 Replant felled area Sweet chestnut 18.75% 0.02 ha 1,600
4.1 SP 62 2 Replant felled area Small leaved lime 12.5% 0.01 ha 1,600
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

Pr15_0046a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pr15_0046b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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 · NO 342 365

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association
Balrownie
Parent material
Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.