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FPA-12578

Newnoth

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Newnoth
Nearest town
Rynie
Local authority
Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy
Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference
NJ512304

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 3 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 9 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 8 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 10 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
24.30 ha
Conifer
24.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12578

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track 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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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
10 Jun 2025 – 9 Jun 2027
Felling area
24.3 ha
Estimated volume
12,150 m³
Proposed restocking
24.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 9 ha 37 yr 18,000 4,500 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 7.4 ha 37 yr 14,800 3,700 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 7.9 ha 37 yr 15,800 3,950 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 30.86% 7.5 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 4.94% 1.2 ha 1,600
1 Create Designed Open Ground Sitka spruce 1.23% 0.3 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.46% 4 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 9.05% 2.2 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Birch 2.47% 0.6 ha 2,500
2 Create Designed Open Ground Sitka spruce 2.06% 0.5 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 26.34% 6.4 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.47% 0.6 ha 1,600
3 Create Designed Open Ground 4.12% 1 ha
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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

STH20_0943 Gartly Moor

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0374_0375_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0374_0375_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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 · NJ 511 304

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 243

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Foudland
Parent material
Drifts derived from slates, phyllites and other weakly metamorphosed argillaceous rocks
Landform
Hills and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Foudland · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.