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FPA-12506

Innes Estate BINN HILL and CROOKED WOOD NORTH

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
BINN HILL and CROOKED WOOD NORTH
Nearest town
Lhanbryde
Local authority
Moray Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ306648

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 April 2025
  2. Application accepted 23 April 2025
  3. Consultation opens 26 August 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
27.70 ha
Conifer
27.70 ha

Official source

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FPA-12506

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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
7 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2027
Felling area
27.7 ha
Estimated volume
10,499 m³
Proposed restocking
27.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
10a Clear Felling Scots pine 7 ha 70 yr 2,100 2,835 m³ Per Map
10b Clear Felling Scots pine 4.7 ha 70 yr 1,410 1,904 m³ Per Map
1a Clear Felling Scots pine 1.2 ha 68 yr 480 432 m³ Per Map
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 2.6 ha 68 yr 1,040 936 m³ Per Map
1c Clear Felling Scots pine 3.8 ha 68 yr 1,520 1,368 m³ Per Map
1d Clear Felling Scots pine 6 ha 68 yr 2,400 2,160 m³ Per Map
1e Clear Felling Scots pine 2.4 ha 68 yr 960 864 m³ Per Map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
10a Replant felled area Scots pine 21.3% 5.9 ha 2,700
10a Replant felled area Scots pine 3.97% 1.1 ha 2,700
10b Replant felled area Scots pine 14.44% 4 ha 2,700
10b Replant felled area Scots pine 2% 0.7 ha 2,700
1a Replant felled area Scots pine 3.07% 0.85 ha 2,700
1a Replant felled area European larch 0.54% 0.15 ha 2,700
1a1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.36% 0.1 ha 1,600
1a1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 0.36% 0.1 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Scots pine 7.94% 2.2 ha 2,700
1b Replant felled area European larch 1.44% 0.4 ha 2,700
1c Replant felled area Scots pine 11.55% 3.2 ha 2,700
1c Replant felled area European larch 2.17% 0.6 ha 2,700
1d Replant felled area Scots pine 18.41% 5.1 ha 2,700
1d Replant felled area European larch 3.25% 0.9 ha 2,700
1e Replant felled area Scots pine 6.5% 1.8 ha 2,700
1e Replant felled area European larch 1.08% 0.3 ha 2,700
1e1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 0.36% 0.1 ha 1,600
1e1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.36% 0.1 ha 1,600
1e1 Replant felled area Aspen 0.36% 0.1 ha 1,600
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Spey Bay

Site 1461

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Designation MIXED Proximity 975 m away Published area 455.89 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 306 648

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 97

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Corby
Parent material
Fluvioglacial and raised beach sands and gravels derived from acid rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with mounds and terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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  • Corby · 50% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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