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FPA-9779

Spynie Farms

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Pitgaveny Wood
Nearest town
Elgin
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ229646

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 June 2022
  2. Application accepted 30 June 2022
  3. Consultation opens 22 August 2022
  4. Consultation closes 22 August 2022
  5. Decision issued 23 August 2022

Area

Total area
0.48 ha
Conifer
0.40 ha
Broadleaf
0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-9779

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Spynie Quarry

Site 1464

Official SiteLink record for Spynie Quarry
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 898 m away Published area 6.13 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Loch Spynie

Site 1054

Official SiteLink record for Loch Spynie
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.2 km away Published area 94.05 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 229 646

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Boyndie · 50% Humus-iron podzols
  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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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.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11113 Spynie Farms, Pitgaveny Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 855 m away Area 0.01 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 949 m away Area 0.04 ha Decision issued
CB333708 Pitgaveny Farm Location

Elgin

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Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 4.56 ha Decision issued
CB19712 Coopers Park, Elgin Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 10 ha Decision issued
FLA03011 Kirkhill Farm Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 1.2 ha Decision issued

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

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Within 10 km
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16FGS13097 West wood Location

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Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 3.51 ha Approved
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Moray

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 7.03 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 1.52 ha Approved
17FGS17357 Hillhead Woodland Creation Location

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Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 5.61 ha Approved
21FGS60686 The Level Farm new woodland Location

Elgin

Moray

Status Approved Distance 6.6 km away Area 7.3 ha Approved

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