FPA-12470
Carron Bridge Estate -LYNE
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Lyne of Carron Wood - cpmt CB70
- Nearest town
- Aberlour
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ220390
Key dates
- Application registered 15 April 2025
- Application accepted 9 April 2025
- Consultation opens 28 May 2025
- Consultation closes 25 June 2025
- Decision issued 2 July 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 8.70 ha
- Conifer
- 8.70 ha
Official source
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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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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 – 31 Dec 2026
- Felling area
- 8.7 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,105 m³
- Thinning area
- 4.5 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 8.7 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Bird cherry Hazel Norway spruce Rowan Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean) Willow
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB70 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 8.7 ha | 35 yr | 8,800 | 3,900 m³ | NONE |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB70 | Sitka spruce | 3.4 ha | 170 m³ | 2,200 | 1,800 |
| CB70 | Lodgepole pine | 1 ha | 30 m³ | 2,200 | 1,800 |
| CB70 | European larch | 0.1 ha | 5 m³ | 2,200 | 1,800 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 64.37% | 5.6 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 13.79% | 1.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 4.6% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 3.45% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 2.3% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 2.3% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Bird cherry | 1.15% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 3.45% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Replant felled area | Willow | 1.15% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CB70 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 3.45% | 0.3 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Spey Site 1699 Official SiteLink record for River Spey ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 2.0 km away | Published area 1,959.91 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 219 389
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 5
Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Aberlour
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from acid schists and granitic rocks
- Landform
- Valley sides with concave and regular 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.
- Luig · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
- Cantraydoune · 30% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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