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FPA-12988

Oldtown

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Oldtown
Nearest town
Craiglellachie
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ331476

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 29 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 1 December 2025
  4. Consultation closes 12 January 2026
  5. Decision issued 3 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
1.07 ha
Conifer
1.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12988

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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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  2. First captured

    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
7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2027
Felling area
1.07 ha
Estimated volume
481 m³
Proposed restocking
1.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.07 ha 40 yr 450 481 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 87.85% 0.94 ha 1,600
1 Create Designed Open Ground 12.15% 0.13 ha
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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 330 476

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 498

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Strichen
Parent material
Drifts derived from arenaceous schists and strongly metamorphosed argillaceous schists of the Dalradian Series
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with strong and steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Strichen · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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