FPA-12048

Kirkhill - Thinning

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kirkhill Farm Woodlands
Nearest town: Alves
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ132644

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Key dates

Application registered 22 November 2024
Application accepted 20 April 2024
Consultation opens 15 May 2025
Consultation closes 12 June 2025
Decision issued 27 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 4.17 ha
Conifer: 4.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-12048

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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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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 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 4.17 ha
Estimated volume: 1,345 m³
Thinning area: 3.22 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 4.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Larch Rowan Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean) Wych elm

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	3.67 ha	73 yr	1,600	1,100 m³	none
3e	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.5 ha	73 yr	200	150 m³	none

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1a	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	15 m³
1b	Norway spruce	0.14 ha	10 m³
1c	Lodgepole pine	0.14 ha	5 m³
2d	Scots pine	2.64 ha	65 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	38.37%	1.6 ha	2,500	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Larch	40.77%	1.7 ha	2,500	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Silver birch	2.4%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	2.4%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Hazel	1.44%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	1.44%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Rowan	1.2%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	3.6%	0.15 ha	2,500	—	—
3a	Replant felled area	Larch	4.8%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Silver birch	0.72%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	0.72%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Hazel	0.72%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Wych elm	0.72%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3b	Replant felled area	Rowan	0.72%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 132 644

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Basins and valleys

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat

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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
FPA-10128 KIRKHILL	Location ALVES Moray	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 4.32 ha	Decision issued 5 Dec 2022
FPA-8319 Kirkhill	Location Alves Moray	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 4.17 ha	Decision issued 3 Sept 2021
FPA-7206 Arrandale, Bruntlands, Alves	Location Alves Moray	Status Expired	Distance 762 m away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 26 Jun 2020
FLA01110 Longhillock	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 17 Feb 2016
CB300159 Longhillock	Location Elgin Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 19 Nov 2013