FPA-12126

Arbuthnott - Banff

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Banff
Nearest town: Laurencekirk
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NO793734

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 January 2025
Application accepted 23 December 2024
Consultation opens 11 June 2025
Consultation closes 9 July 2025
Decision issued 28 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.29 ha
Conifer: 3.29 ha

Official source

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FPA-12126

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:33 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:53 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: 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 conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Sitka 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	—	—

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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
S_P_PRAM13_0039_BANFF P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 507 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

S_P_PRAM13_0039_BANFF

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 507 m 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 · NO 792 733

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 490

Brown earths with humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Stonehaven
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills 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.

Stonehaven · 70% Brown earths
Shields · 30% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees