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FPA-12839

Johnston Mains

Approved 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: NO724699 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Mains Woodland
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO724699
Total area
3.64 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 September 2025
  2. Application accepted 20 August 2025
  3. Consultation opens 22 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 20 October 2025
  5. Decision issued 27 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12839

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Feb 2026 – 30 Mar 2026
Felling area
3.64 ha
Estimated volume
868 m³
Thinning area
8.16 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Corsican pineEuropean larchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
3 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.11 ha 55 yr 280 168 m³ NO
4 Clear Felling European larch 0.31 ha 55 yr 135 115 m³ NO
7 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.09 ha 55 yr 46 18 m³ NO
8 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.09 ha 65 yr 48 27 m³ NO
8 Clear Felling Corsican pine 1.4 ha 65 yr 124 156 m³ NO
9 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.37 ha 55 yr 241 123 m³ NO
9 Clear Felling European larch 0.22 ha 55 yr 28 17 m³ NO
9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 55 yr 23 7 m³ NO

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1 Mixed broadleaves 1.14 ha 90 m³ 600 550
2 Mixed broadleaves 5.98 ha 98 m³ 800 750
5 Scots pine 0.33 ha 19 m³ 1,100 800
6 Scots pine 0.71 ha 30 m³ 1,200 800

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
3 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 90.09% 1 ha 1,600 — —
3 Create Designed Open Ground — 9.91% 0.11 ha — — —
4 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 90.32% 0.28 ha 1,600 — —
4 Create Designed Open Ground — 9.68% 0.03 ha — — —
7 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 88.89% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
7 Create Designed Open Ground — 11.11% 0.01 ha — — —
8 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 89.93% 1.34 ha 1,600 — —
8 Create Designed Open Ground — 10.07% 0.15 ha — — —
9 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 90.63% 0.58 ha 1,600 — —
9 Create Designed Open Ground — 9.38% 0.06 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-12926 Burnton Farm Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 788 m away Area 5.93 ha Approved
CB339017 Burnton Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 874 m away Area 1.02 ha Decision issued
FPA-6356 Burnton Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 1.47 ha Decision issued
CB281282 East Bradieston Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 1.59 ha Decision issued
FPA-11168 Shiels Farm Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 0.17 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
16FGS10976 JOHNSTON MAINS Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 436 m away Area 9.94 ha Approved
25FGS85919 Marys Wood Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 13.24 ha Approved
17FGS15798 Arbuthnott WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 6.3 km away Area 14.64 ha Approved
20FGS51323 Birnie West WC Location

Inverbervie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 7 ha Approved
20FGS55023 Glensaugh Woodland Creation Location

Fettercairn

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 9.0 km away Area 98.81 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  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
    Approved

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