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FPA-13058

West Touxhill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NJ894402 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
West Touxhill
Nearest town
New Deer
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NJ894402
Total area
23.30 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 December 2025
  2. Application accepted 2 December 2025
  3. Consultation opens 6 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 5 January 2026
  5. Decision issued 28 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13058

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
30 Jun 2026 – 31 Oct 2028
Felling area
23.3 ha
Estimated volume
12,800 m³
Proposed restocking
23.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
7/A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.64 ha 34 yr 8,100 2,600 m³ —
7/A1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.91 ha 34 yr 8,600 2,800 m³ —
7/A2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.97 ha 34 yr 5,200 1,700 m³ —
7/A3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 9.57 ha 34 yr 16,800 5,400 m³ —
1/L Clear Felling Japanese larch 1.21 ha 34 yr 2,200 300 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
7/A Replant felled area Norway spruce 24.08% 5.61 ha 2,500 — —
7/A1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.12% 4.92 ha 2,500 — —
7/K Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.79% 0.65 ha 1,600 — —
7K1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.24% 0.29 ha 1,600 — —
1/L Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.62% 0.61 ha 1,600 — —
7/Z Create Designed Open Ground — 1.29% 0.3 ha — — —
7/Z1 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.34% 0.08 ha — — —
7/Z2 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.77% 0.18 ha — — —
7/A2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 42.7% 9.95 ha 2,500 — —
7/Z3 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.43% 0.1 ha — — —
1/L Create Designed Open Ground — 2.62% 0.61 ha — — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8254 North Skelmonae Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 912 m away Area 0.36 ha Decision issued
FPA-7459 North Skelmonae Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 912 m away Area 0.75 ha Decision issued
FPA-10802 West Touxhill Forest Location

Auchnagatt

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 0.2 ha Decision issued
FPA-10913 West Touxhill Forest Location

Auchnagatt

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 50.57 ha Approved
CB115302 Skilmafilly Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 4.7 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS68647 Woodland Grant 2022 Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 990 m away Area 8.78 ha Approved
16FGS10718 Schivas Estate Hill of Newton Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 9 ha Approved
21FGS58983 Gurgedyke Woodland Creation Location

Methlick

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 6.7 ha Approved
20FGS53283 Haddo Estate Woodland Creation Location

Ellon

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 21.73 ha Approved
20FGS51563 Hillhead of Auchreddie Woodland Creation Location

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 5.57 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

Within 10 km

Polesburn Wood Methlick, Aberdeenshire £50,000 19.2 ha 4.9 km away Under offer

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded listing points.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Under Consideration

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