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FPA-12910

Whitehills

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Forfar
Local authority
Angus Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO464511

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 30 September 2025
  3. Consultation opens 17 December 2025
  4. Consultation closes 16 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 18 December 2025
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2028

Area

Total area
0.85 ha
Conifer
0.17 ha
Broadleaf
0.68 ha

Official source

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FPA-12910

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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
1 Nov 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area
0.85 ha
Estimated volume
77 m³
Proposed restocking
0.85 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Selective Felling Mixed conifers 0.17 ha 25 yr 60 20 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.17 ha 65 yr 6 25 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed native broadleaves 0.17 ha 10 yr 150 15 m³
1 Clear Felling Beech 0.17 ha 65 yr 4 15 m³
1 Clear Felling Oak 0.17 ha 65 yr 6 2 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Hornbeam 11.76% 0.1 ha 70 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Norway maple 25.88% 0.22 ha 200 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Rowan 21.18% 0.18 ha 120 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Field maple 11.76% 0.1 ha 70 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Birch 8.24% 0.07 ha 50 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Beech 12.94% 0.11 ha 80 NO444508
1 Plant alt. area with ind. trees Mixed native broadleaves 8.24% 0.07 ha 50 NO444508
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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

Restenneth Moss

Site 1346

Official SiteLink record for Restenneth Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 35.72 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 463 510

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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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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