FPA-12919
Cairnton Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Square Wood
- Nearest town
- Laurencekirk
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO725764
Key dates
- Application registered 6 October 2025
- Application accepted 6 October 2025
- Consultation opens 3 December 2025
- Consultation closes 2 December 2025
- Decision issued 5 December 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 1.78 ha
- Conifer
- 1.78 ha
Official source
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FPA-12919 Find FPA-12919 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
- 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 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026
- Felling area
- 1.78 ha
- Estimated volume
- 766 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.78 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 | 1.78 ha | 45 yr | 1,345 | 766 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 89.89% | 1.6 ha | 2,560 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 10.11% | 0.18 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 · NO 724 763
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 41
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Balrownie
- Parent material
- Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Balrownie · 100% Brown earths
Nearby records
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