FPA-12896

Whiteknowes farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Whiteknowes
Nearest town: Alford
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ529083

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 September 2025
Application accepted 23 September 2025
Consultation opens 1 October 2025
Consultation closes 28 October 2025
Decision issued 10 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.42 ha
Conifer: 0.41 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12896

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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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26 Aug 2026, 21:40 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
Felling area: 0.42 ha
Estimated volume: 118 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.42 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.41 ha	60 yr	902	113 m³	None
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.01 ha	60 yr	5	5 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.42 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
Pram13_0686_Queen's View P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Pram13_0686_Queen's View

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.2 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 529 083

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills 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.

Tarves · 50% Brown earths
Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees