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FPA-12926

Burnton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NO731707 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Farm Woods
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO731707
Total area
5.93 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12926

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

RowanSessile oakSilver birchSitka spruceWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
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/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
32 Sitka spruce 1.52 ha 143 m³ 478 335

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative 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 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-6356 Burnton Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 128 m away Area 1.47 ha Decision issued
CB339017 Burnton Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 606 m away Area 1.02 ha Decision issued
FPA-11168 Shiels Farm Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.17 ha Decision issued
FPA-12839 Johnston Mains Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 3.64 ha Approved
CB281282 East Bradieston Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 1.59 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
16FGS10976 JOHNSTON MAINS Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 9.94 ha Approved
25FGS85919 Marys Wood Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 13.24 ha Approved
17FGS15798 Arbuthnott WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 14.64 ha Approved
20FGS51323 Birnie West WC Location

Inverbervie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 7 ha Approved
18FGS35538 The Deep Woodland Creation Location

Drumlithie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 8.4 km away Area 4.15 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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