FPA-7420

Wantonwells

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Wantonwells hardwoods
Nearest town: Insch
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ621271

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 9 July 2020
Application accepted 8 July 2020
Consultation opens 31 July 2020
Consultation closes 28 August 2020
Decision issued 11 September 2020

Area

Total area: 2.00 ha
Broadleaf: 2.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-7420

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 620 270

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 316

Brown earths

Soil association: Insch
Parent material: Drifts derived from gabbros and allied igneous rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Insch · 100% Brown earths

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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

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11107 Wantonwells - Windblow	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 400 m away	Area 4.3 ha	Decision issued 5 Mar 2024
FPA-10650 Wantonwells - Windblow	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 1.3 ha	Decision issued 28 Jul 2023
FPA-8630 Wantonwells - Storm Arwen	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 1.3 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2022
FPA-12011 Wantonwells	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 608 m away	Area 1.73 ha	Approved 29 Jan 2025
FPA-8202 Overhall	Location Insch Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 1.36 ha	Decision issued 31 Aug 2021