FPA-12988
Oldtown
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Oldtown
- Nearest town
- Craiglellachie
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ331476
Key dates
- Application registered 7 November 2025
- Application accepted 29 October 2025
- Consultation opens 1 December 2025
- Consultation closes 12 January 2026
- Decision issued 3 February 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 1.07 ha
- Conifer
- 1.07 ha
Official source
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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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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
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.07 ha | 40 yr | 450 | 481 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 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
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
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