FPA-12694

Keith Hall Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: East Wood
Nearest town: Inverurie
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ787214

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Key dates

Application registered 8 July 2025
Application accepted 30 June 2025
Consultation opens 18 August 2025
Consultation closes 15 September 2025
Decision issued 15 October 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.90 ha
Conifer: 2.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-12694

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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, 09:50 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: 1 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2027
Felling area: 2.9 ha
Estimated volume: 1,320 m³
Thinning area: 7.77 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 2.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
6b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.51 ha	60 yr	3,473	566 m³	None
7	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.39 ha	60 yr	3,197	521 m³	None

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
6a	Ash	0.59 ha	18 m³	800	600
6a	Beech	0.59 ha	18 m³	800	600
6a	Mixed broadleaves	1.17 ha	35 m³	800	600
6a	Birch	1.76 ha	53 m³	800	600
6a	Sycamore	1.76 ha	53 m³	800	600
6b	Birch	0.54 ha	16 m³	1,100	825
6b	Sycamore	0.68 ha	20 m³	1,100	825
6b	Mixed broadleaves	0.14 ha	4 m³	1,100	825
7	Birch	0.22 ha	6 m³	1,100	825
7	Sycamore	0.32 ha	10 m³	1,100	825

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
6b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50.33%	0.76 ha	2,500	—	—
6b	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	49.67%	0.75 ha	2,500	—	—
7	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50.36%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—
7	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	49.64%	0.69 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 787 214

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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