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FPA-7792

Hill of Brathens

Expired 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: NO678984 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Brathens Wood
Nearest town
Banchory
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO678984
Total area
0.45 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 January 2021
  2. Application accepted 14 January 2021
  3. Consultation opens 5 March 2021
  4. Consultation closes 5 March 2021
  5. Decision issued 11 March 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7792

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
5 Mar 2021 – 5 Mar 2023
Felling area
0.45 ha
Estimated volume
560 m³
Thinning area
29 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruceWestern hemlockWestern red cedar

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 80 yr 55 210 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1a Birch 29 ha 350 m³ 380 368

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1b Replant felled area Norway spruce 60% 0.27 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Western hemlock 20% 0.09 ha 2,500 — —
1b Replant felled area Western red cedar 20% 0.09 ha 2,500 — -/

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-11431 Brathens Wood Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 421 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FLA01364 Inchmarlo Home Farm Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 7.7 ha Key date Not published
CB397655 Inchmarlo Home Farm Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 7.7 ha Decision issued
FPA-12952 Dunecht Estates Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 4.71 ha Approved
FPA-6503 Raemoir and Campfield Estate Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 3.76 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
20FGS46543 Cairnton Blackhall Woodland Expansion Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 10.99 ha Approved
18FGS25357 Easter Beltie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Under Consideration Distance 4.4 km away Area 15.81 ha Key date Not published
18FGS34089 Easter Beltie Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 31.42 ha Approved
20FGS50846 Maryfield Farm WC Location

Banchory

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.8 km away Area 9.8 ha Approved
22FGS69894 Cross of Fare Pinewood Location

Lumphanan

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 102.31 ha Approved

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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