FPA-12939

Hillcrest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Hillcrest shelterbelt
Nearest town: Rothiemay
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ526505

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Key dates

Application registered 14 October 2025
Application accepted 13 October 2025
Consultation opens 9 December 2025
Consultation closes 20 January 2026
Decision issued 30 January 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.09 ha
Conifer: 0.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-12939

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 14:20 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:45 BST

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 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area: 0.09 ha
Estimated volume: 28 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
CPT1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.09 ha	60 yr	72	28 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled Birch area	—	80%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	20%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH18_1097 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 5.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_1097

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 5.0 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Shiel Wood Pastures Site 1423 Official SiteLink record for Shiel Wood Pastures ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 71.93 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Shiel Wood Pastures

Site 1423

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 71.93 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 525 504

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 518

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Pitmedden · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Pettymuck · 50% Peaty gleys

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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-11461 Tarryblake Woods	Location Huntly Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 9.95 ha	Decision issued 3 Jul 2024
FPA-10827 Shiel Farm	Location Keith-Grange parish Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.08 ha	Decision issued 30 Aug 2023
FLA02795 Seggiecrook & Lower Fowlwood	Location Keith Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.44 ha	Decision issued 5 Mar 2018
CB465774 Old Manse, Mannochhill	Location Rothiemay Moray	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 5.2 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2014
FPA-10208 Leslie Cottage - windblow	Location Grange Moray	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 28 Feb 2023