FPA-12378

Auchnarrow Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartment A & B, Auchnarrow Farm
Nearest town: Ballindalloch
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ214231

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Key dates

Application registered 19 March 2025
Application accepted 20 February 2025
Consultation opens 7 April 2025
Consultation closes 5 May 2025
Decision issued 19 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.03 ha
Conifer: 0.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-12378

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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, 13:39 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:56 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 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area: 0.03 ha
Estimated volume: 20 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.03 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Mixed native broadleaves Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	60 yr	13	10 m³	n/a
B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.01 ha	76 yr	12	10 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Birch	33.33%	0.01 ha	—	15	1600
1	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Hawthorn	20%	0.01 ha	—	10	1600
1	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Rowan	33.33%	0.01 ha	—	15	1600
1	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Mixed native broadleaves	13.33%	0 ha	—	8	1600

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Protected places

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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
Bochel Wood Site 235 Official SiteLink record for Bochel Wood ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 196.74 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Bochel Wood

Site 235

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 196.74 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 214 231

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 281

Peaty gleys with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Hatton
Parent material: Drifts derived from Middle and Lower Old Red Sandstone conglomerates
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills 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.

Quirn · 50% Peaty gleys
Inverchor · 25% Noncalcareous gleys
Blackrie · 25% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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FPA-6794 Glenlivet Estate	Location Tomintoul Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.02 ha	Decision issued 11 Nov 2019
CB173989 Glenlivet	Location Tomintoul Moray	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 19 Feb 2013