FPA-12916

Borrohill-Windblow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Borrowhill
Nearest town: Strichen
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ920546

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Key dates

Application registered 6 October 2025
Application accepted 6 October 2025
Consultation opens 21 October 2025
Consultation closes 17 November 2025
Decision issued 24 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 4.79 ha
Conifer: 4.79 ha

Official source

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FPA-12916

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

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: 6 Oct 2025 – 6 Oct 2026
Felling area: 4.79 ha
Estimated volume: 1,707 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a:	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.97 ha	30 yr	3,940	720 m³	—
2a:	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.48 ha	30 yr	960	168 m³	—
3a:	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	1.28 ha	30 yr	2,560	448 m³	—
1b:	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.82 ha	30 yr	1,640	287 m³	—
2b:	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.24 ha	30 yr	480	84 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a:	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	70.61%	1.97 ha	2,612	—	—
1b:	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	29.39%	0.82 ha	2,596	—	—
2a:	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	66.67%	0.48 ha	2,600	—	—
2b:	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	33.33%	0.24 ha	2,600	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	1.28 ha	2,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 920 546

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FLA03067 Borrohill	Location Strichen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 100 m away	Area 1.84 ha	Decision issued 1 Jun 2018
CB33932 Newmill House	Location Strichen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 24 May 2012
FPA-10860 Adziel & Backhill Woods	Location Strichen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 13.5 ha	Decision issued 18 Oct 2023
FLA-6172 Newton Wood	Location Strichen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 1.13 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2019
CB279092 Strichen Burial Ground	Location Strichen Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 13 Sept 2013