FLA02355

Breda Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: 1a, 1b, 1h, 3b, 3p, 9a, 9b & 9c
Nearest town: Alford
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ527162

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 16 November 2018
Application accepted 17 July 2017
Consultation opens 20 July 2017
Consultation closes 17 August 2017
Decision issued 5 September 2017

Area

Total area: 32.10 ha
Conifer: 32.00 ha
Broadleaf: 0.10 ha

Official source

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FLA02355

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

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 526 162

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 517

Brown earths

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills 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.

Tarves · 50% Brown earths
Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA03561 Breda Estate	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 447 m away	Area 15 ha	Decision issued 31 Oct 2018
FPA-11466 Castleton of Asloun	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.31 ha	Decision issued 18 Jun 2024
FLA01726 Littlewood	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 2.16 ha	Decision issued 1 Dec 2016
FPA-13362 Bithnie Forest	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 28.01 ha	Key date Not published
CB489842 Brig O'Lead Croft	Location Alford Aberdeenshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 0.13 ha	Decision issued 12 Sept 2014