FPA-9897

Balbegno Farm - Windblow

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

SF - Selective 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: Balbegno
Nearest town: Fettercairn
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NO639731
Total area: 1.00 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 4 August 2022
Application accepted 5 August 2022
Consultation opens 10 August 2022
Consultation closes 7 September 2022
Decision issued 15 September 2022
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9897

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Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Oct 2022 – 1 Mar 2023
Felling area: 1 ha
Estimated volume: 115 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

BeechMixed conifersOakSycamore

Proposed restocking species

Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Oak	0.4 ha	100 yr	10	40 m³	Blown
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.4 ha	100 yr	9	40 m³	Blown
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.1 ha	100 yr	2	5 m³	Blown
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Beech	0.1 ha	100 yr	5	30 m³	Blown

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Restock with individual trees	Oak	40%	0.4 ha	—	10	—
Cpt 1	Restock with individual trees	Sycam ore	60%	0.6 ha	—	16	-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
FLA03243 Fasque Estate	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.09 ha	Decision issued 1 Aug 2018
FPA-9417 Fasque House Estate - Storm Arwen	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 12.6 ha	Decision issued 12 Oct 2022
CB110264 Fasque Estate	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 16 Oct 2012
FPA-6457 Inchgray Farm	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 5.51 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2019
FLA02316 Fasque Estate	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 18.24 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2017

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
20FGS54743 Fasque Lowland Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 25 May 2021
21FGS56804 Fasque Upland Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2021
20FGS55024 Fettercairn Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 45.91 ha	Approved 12 May 2021
16FGS12337 Gannochy Mixed Woodland 2016	Location Angus	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 6.34 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
20FGS55023 Glensaugh Woodland Creation	Location Fettercairn Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 98.81 ha	Approved 12 May 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, 13:51 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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