FPA-9717

Monymusk Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Knowehead Wood
Nearest town: Monymusk
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ664140

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 14 June 2022
Application accepted 14 June 2022
Consultation opens 1 July 2022
Consultation closes 29 July 2022
Decision issued 23 September 2022

Area

Total area: 10.88 ha
Conifer: 10.23 ha

Official source

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FPA-9717

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First archived 27 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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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:07 BST

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 663 140

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills 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.

Tarves · 50% Brown earths
Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA01864 Nether Glenton	Location Monymusk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.28 ha	Decision issued 28 Feb 2017
FLA02559 Sauchen Woodlands	Location Sauchen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 44.26 ha	Decision issued 18 Jan 2018
FLA02337 Cluny Estate	Location Sauchen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 12.29 ha	Decision issued 5 Oct 2017
FLA00711 Monymusk Estate	Location Monymusk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 9.2 ha	Decision issued 11 Sept 2015
CB462095 Monymusk Estate	Location Monymusk Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 9.2 ha	Decision issued 26 Aug 2014