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FPA-12126

Arbuthnott - Banff

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NO793734 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Banff
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Forestry administration
Grampian Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO793734
Total area
3.29 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 23 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 11 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 9 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 28 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12126

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 May 2025 – 1 May 2027
Felling area
3.29 ha
Estimated volume
2,275 m³
Thinning area
17.7 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.29 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
412a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.6 ha 30 yr 4,500 1,000 m³ n/a
411a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 30 yr 900 200 m³ n/a
60d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.17 ha 35 yr 150 25 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
162a Sitka spruce 11.5 ha 700 m³ 300 240
407a Mixed conifers 2.6 ha 150 m³ 300 240
200a Mixed broadleaves 1 ha 50 m³ 300 240
407b Mixed broadleaves 0.66 ha 50 m³ 300 240
412b Mixed broadleaves 0.14 ha 25 m³ 300 240
161a Sitka spruce 1.8 ha 75 m³ 300 240

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
412a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 88.85% 2.31 ha 2,500 — —
411a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.52 ha 2,500 — —
412b Create Designed Open Ground — 6.54% 0.17 ha — — —
412c Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.62% 0.12 ha 1,600 — —
60d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10045 Peattie Farm - Windblow Location

Inverbervie

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 5.87 ha Decision issued
FPA-9853 Arbuthnott - Windblow Location

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 11.06 ha Decision issued
FLA02722 Wester Waterlair Location

Fordoun

Aberdeenshire

Status Expired Distance 3.1 km away Area 3.93 ha Decision issued
FPA-9781 Hallgreen Mains Farm - Windblow Location

Inverbervie

Angus

Status Expired Distance 3.4 km away Area 4.8 ha Decision issued
FPA-12050 Mill of Haulkerton, Benholm Castle-Windblow Location

Inverbervie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 0.61 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS51323 Birnie West WC Location

Inverbervie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 513 m away Area 7 ha Approved
17FGS15798 Arbuthnott WC Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 14.64 ha Approved
18FGS35538 The Deep Woodland Creation Location

Drumlithie

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 4.15 ha Approved
16FGS08974 Gyratesmyre Woodland Creation Location

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 19.82 ha Approved
20FGS51623 TTH SLAINS PARK Location

Arbuthnott

Aberdeenshire

Status Approved Distance 5.8 km away Area 8.19 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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