FPA-13428

Dunecht Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Marketmuir Wood (Cpt A65)
Nearest town: Echt
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ747048

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Key dates

Application registered 22 April 2026
Application accepted 13 April 2026
Consultation opens 16 June 2026
Consultation closes 12 June 2026
Decision issued 29 July 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 1.22 ha

Official source

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FPA-13428

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 15 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:07 BST

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Status changed
29 Jul 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
18 Jul 2026, 06:23 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
8 Jul 2026, 21:39 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 22 Apr 2026 – 22 Apr 2028
Felling area: 1.22 ha
Estimated volume: 398.19 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.22 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A65f3	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.74 ha	36 yr	982	242.06 m³	Feller Select
A65f1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.48 ha	36 yr	633	156.13 m³	Feller Select

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A65f3	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	60.66%	0.74 ha	1,600	—	—
A65f1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	39.34%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 747 047

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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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
FPA-8371 Dunecht Estates	Location Echt Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 3.6 ha	Decision issued 8 Nov 2021
FLA01716 Dunecht Estates	Location Echt Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.7 ha	Decision issued 14 Dec 2016
FLA-6035 Dunecht Estates	Location Echt Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 15 Feb 2019
FPA-8482 Dunecht Estate	Location Banchory Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 1.9 ha	Decision issued 20 Jan 2022
FPA-9890 Garlogie - Windblow	Location Garlogie Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 6.35 ha	Decision issued 7 Dec 2022