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FPA-12926

Burnton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Farm Woods
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NO731707

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 8 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 1 December 2025
  4. Consultation closes 30 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 2 December 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
5.93 ha
Conifer
5.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12926

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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 – 31 Oct 2027
Felling area
5.93 ha
Estimated volume
1,933 m³
Thinning area
1.52 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
5.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
20 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.93 ha 40 yr 630 m³
21 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.5 ha 40 yr 1,100 m³
101 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 40 yr 60 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
32 Sitka spruce 1.52 ha 143 m³ 478 335

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
21 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 2.28 ha 2,500
21 Replant felled area Silver birch 10% 0.35 ha 1,600
21 Replant felled area Rowan 10% 0.35 ha 1,600
21 Replant felled area Sessile oak 10% 0.35 ha 1,600
21 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 5% 0.18 ha 1,600
101 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 20% 0.1 ha 1,600
101 Replant felled area Rowan 20% 0.1 ha 1,600
101 Replant felled area Silver birch 40% 0.2 ha 1,600
101 Replant felled area Sessile oak 20% 0.1 ha 1,600
20 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64.97% 1.25 ha 2,500
20 Replant felled area Silver birch 10% 0.19 ha 1,600
20 Replant felled area Rowan 10% 0.19 ha 1,600
20 Replant felled area Sessile oak 10.05% 0.19 ha 1,600
20 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 4.97% 0.1 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

Site 1603

Official SiteLink record for West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 113.89 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 730 706

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 490

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Stonehaven
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills 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.

  • Stonehaven · 70% Brown earths
  • Shields · 30% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.17 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.