FPA-12486
Kincardine Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Minew
- Nearest town
- Lumphanan
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ594028
Key dates
- Application registered 23 April 2025
- Application accepted 23 April 2025
- Consultation opens 26 June 2025
- Consultation closes 24 July 2025
- Decision issued 29 July 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 9.97 ha
- Conifer
- 9.97 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 9.97 ha
- Estimated volume
- 5,000 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 9.97 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 9.97 ha | 45 yr | 15,000 | 5,000 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87a | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 44.23% | 4.41 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 87a | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 44.23% | 4.41 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 87b | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 4.01% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 87b | Replant felled area | Common alder | 4.01% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 87c | Replant felled area | Downy birch | 1.81% | 0.18 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 87c | Replant felled area | Common alder | 1.71% | 0.17 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 593 028
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 115
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Countesswells
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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