FPA-13063
Durris - Cairnfauld
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cairnfauld
- Nearest town
- Banchory
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO752938
Key dates
- Application registered 4 December 2025
- Application accepted 4 December 2025
- Consultation opens 11 February 2026
- Consultation closes 11 February 2026
- Decision issued 27 May 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 5.78 ha
- Conifer
- 5.78 ha
Official source
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FPA-13063 Find FPA-13063 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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 Apr 2026 – 1 Jan 2029
- Felling area
- 5.78 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,300 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 5.78 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.81 ha | 45 yr | 1,000 | 300 m³ | — |
| d | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.06 ha | 45 yr | 2,800 | 800 m³ | — |
| f | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.91 ha | 45 yr | 4,000 | 1,200 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c,d,f, | Restock by natural regeneration | Sitka spruce | 43.94% | 2.54 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| c,d,f | Restock by natural regeneration | Silver birch | 43.77% | 2.53 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| c,d,f | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 1.38% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| c,d,f | Create Designed Open Ground | Silver birch | 10.9% | 0.63 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 752 937
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 115
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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