FPA-13058
West Touxhill
Under Consideration Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- West Touxhill
- Nearest town
- New Deer
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ894402
Key dates
- Application registered 2 December 2025
- Application accepted 2 December 2025
- Consultation opens 6 January 2026
- Consultation closes 5 January 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 23.30 ha
- Conifer
- 23.30 ha
Official source
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FPA-13058 Find FPA-13058 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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
- Under Consideration
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
- 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
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 893 402
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
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby land sales
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