FPA-13461
BMF Group - Mountblairy Trust
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Mountblairy Woodlands
- Nearest town
- Forgue Huntly
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ691541
Key dates
- Application registered 7 May 2026
- Application accepted 27 April 2026
- Consultation opens 8 June 2026
- Consultation closes 7 June 2026
- Decision issued 3 August 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2031
Area
- Total area
- 18.28 ha
- Conifer
- 18.08 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.20 ha
Official source
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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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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
- 14 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2028
- Felling area
- 18.28 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,977.11 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 18.28 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
European larch Grand fir Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.66 ha | 50 yr | 231 | 254 m³ | NA |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.4 ha | 50 yr | 200 | 60 m³ | NA |
| 3 | Clear Felling | European larch | 0.2 ha | 50 yr | 90 | 27 m³ | NA |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.91 ha | 50 yr | 318 | 350 m³ | NA |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.4 ha | 55 yr | 840 | 924 m³ | NA |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Grand fir | 0.11 ha | 55 yr | 38 | 42 m³ | NA |
| 7 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.32 ha | 55 yr | 462 | 508 m³ | NA |
| 10 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.23 ha | 68 yr | 807 | 12.11 m³ | NA |
| 11 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.97 ha | 50 yr | 1,743 | 1,917 m³ | NA |
| 11 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.4 ha | 50 yr | 200 | 80 m³ | NA |
| 11 | Clear Felling | European larch | 0.4 ha | 50 yr | 200 | 80 m³ | NA |
| 12 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.7 ha | 60 yr | 680 | 408 m³ | NA |
| 12 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.38 ha | 35 yr | 190 | 95 m³ | NA |
| 16 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.2 ha | 50 yr | 40 | 20 m³ | NA |
| 12 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1 ha | 60 yr | 400 | 200 m³ | NA |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,4,5,7 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 34.72% | 6 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 10,11,16 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 54.92% | 9.49 ha | 2,800 | — | — |
| 12 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 16.15% | 2.79 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 691 540
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 243
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Foudland
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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