FPA-12731

Lauchntilly

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lauchntilly
Nearest town: Kemnay
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ735138

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Key dates

Application registered 22 July 2025
Application accepted 7 July 2025
Consultation opens 31 July 2025
Consultation closes 30 July 2025
Decision issued 10 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 10.28 ha
Conifer: 2.76 ha
Broadleaf: 4.29 ha

Official source

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FPA-12731

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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, 21:46 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:52 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: 19 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
Felling area: 10.28 ha
Estimated volume: 1,124 m³
Thinning area: 6.61 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 10.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Birch Lodgepole pine Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
7a	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.15 ha	20 yr	256	50 m³	Paint
7a	Selective Felling	Birch	0.15 ha	20 yr	256	30 m³	Paint
8a	Selective Felling	Lodgepole pine	2.36 ha	20 yr	444	125 m³	Paint
8a	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	2.36 ha	20 yr	444	125 m³	Paint
8a	Selective Felling	Birch	2.36 ha	20 yr	1,012	125 m³	Paint
8a	Selective Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.25 ha	20 yr	408	100 m³	Paint
8a	Selective Felling	Birch	0.25 ha	20 yr	108	100 m³	Paint
9	Selective Felling	Birch	0.66 ha	20 yr	132	30 m³	Paint
10	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.87 ha	20 yr	347	45 m³	Paint
10	Selective Felling	Birch	0.87 ha	20 yr	397	45 m³	Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
7a	Sitka spruce	2.34 ha	125 m³	2,000	1,500
7a	Birch	2.34 ha	125 m³	800	600
7b	Sitka spruce	0.54 ha	27 m³	2,000	1,500
7b	Birch	0.54 ha	27 m³	800	600
9	Sitka spruce	0.85 ha	45 m³	2,000	1,500

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
7a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	0.15 ha	2,500	—	—
7a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	0.15 ha	2,500	—	—
8a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	3.79 ha	2,500	—	—
8a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	3.79 ha	2,500	—	—
9	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	0.33 ha	2,500	—	—
9	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	0.33 ha	2,500	—	—
10	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	50%	0.87 ha	2,500	—	—
10	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	0.87 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH21_0488 Blairs P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH21_0488 Blairs

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 3.1 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 734 138

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 116

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and valley sides 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.

Terryvale · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
Drumlasie · 30% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees