FPA-12422
Newbigging Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Compartment 3
- Nearest town
- Fochabers
- Local authority
- Moray Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ406603
Key dates
- Application registered 2 April 2025
- Application accepted 17 March 2025
- Consultation opens 17 April 2025
- Consultation closes 15 May 2025
- Decision issued 20 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 2.30 ha
- Conifer
- 2.30 ha
Official source
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FPA-12422 Find FPA-12422 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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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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 May 2025 – 1 May 2027
- Felling area
- 2.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,800 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Alder Aspen Birch Hazel Mixed native broadleaves Oak Scots pine Willow
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.3 ha | 70 yr | 3,380 | 1,800 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3a | Replant felled area | Birch | 11.3% | 0.26 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Hazel | 5.65% | 0.13 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 3.04% | 0.07 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Oak | 3.04% | 0.07 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Aspen | 2.61% | 0.06 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 3.04% | 0.07 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3b | Replant felled area | Alder | 9.57% | 0.22 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3b | Replant felled area | Willow | 7.39% | 0.17 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3b | Replant felled area | Birch | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.17% | 0.05 ha | — | — | — |
| 3c | Replant felled area | Birch | 16.52% | 0.38 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3c | Replant felled area | Hazel | 6.96% | 0.16 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3c | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3c | Replant felled area | Aspen | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3c | Replant felled area | Oak | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3C | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | 3,000 | — | — |
| 3c | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.78% | 0.11 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NJ 405 602
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 566
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Tynet
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones and conglomerates
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Tynet · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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