FPA-6705

Balnagowan Forest

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Balnagowan Forest
Nearest town: Aboyne
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration: Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NJ499001
Total area: 23.62 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 16 August 2019
Application accepted 16 August 2019
Consultation opens 16 December 2019
Consultation closes 16 December 2019
Decision issued 23 December 2019
Restocking due 30 June 2024
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-6705

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 16 Aug 2019
Felling area: 23.62 ha
Estimated volume: 5,837 m³

Species in felling operations

Japanese larchMixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	12.64 ha	63 yr	3,412	2,919 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.52 ha	63 yr	100	50 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	3.43 ha	63 yr	1,471	1,323 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.47 ha	63 yr	396	339 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	5.56 ha	63 yr	850	1,206 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
123	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	44.83%	10.59 ha	2,700	—	—
123	Replant felled area	Scots pine	44.83%	10.59 ha	2,700	—	—
123	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	6.31%	1.49 ha	1,600	—	—
123	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.02%	0.95 ha	—	—	—

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-7275 Aboyne Estate	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 802 m away	Area 23.78 ha	Decision issued 16 Sept 2020
FPA-13106 Aboyne Estate	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2 ha	Approved 20 Mar 2026
FPA-7203 Coull House	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 5.42 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2020
FLA-6139 Coull House	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 5.42 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2019
FPA-9913 Coull House - Windblow	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 2.38 ha	Decision issued 8 Dec 2022

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
24FGS79379 Woodland Creation HS inc SFW	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 854 m away	Area 20.72 ha	Approved 19 Sept 2024
23FGS72273 Balnagowan Fields	Location Aboyne Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 18.6 ha	Approved 20 Oct 2023
17FGS21097 NETHER TILLYLAIR 2	Location Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.1 km away	Area 13.41 ha	Approved 16 Nov 2018
20FGS52203 WESTER BRAEHEAD	Location Logie Coldstone Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.1 km away	Area 5.6 ha	Approved 8 Feb 2021
21FGS57843 CORRACHREE FARM	Location Tarland Aberdeenshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 27.44 ha	Approved 8 Feb 2022

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 22:02 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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