FPA-11959
Nether Aden
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Nether Aden
- Nearest town
- Mintlaw
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Conservancy
- Grampian Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NJ990476
Key dates
- Application registered 14 October 2024
- Application accepted 1 September 2024
- Consultation opens 26 March 2025
- Consultation closes 23 April 2025
- Decision issued 21 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.83 ha
- Conifer
- 1.83 ha
Official source
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FPA-11959 Find FPA-11959 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 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026
- Felling area
- 1.83 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,995 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.78 ha · 97.3% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.81 ha | 45 yr | 1,215 | 990 m³ | N/A |
| B | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.33 ha | 45 yr | 495 | 165 m³ | N/A |
| C | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.69 ha | 45 yr | 1,035 | 840 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 74.65% | 0.53 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| A | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 35.21% | 0.25 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| B | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 60.61% | 0.2 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| B | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 33.33% | 0.11 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| C | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 63.77% | 0.44 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
| C | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 36.23% | 0.25 ha | 2,600 | — | — |
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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 989 475
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 517
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tarves
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
- 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.
- Tarves · 50% Brown earths
- Thistlyhill · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-8899 Nether Aden | Location Mintlaw Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 0.92 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA03432 Nether Aden | Location Peterhead Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 1.5 ha | Decision issued |
| CB80131 Near Mill of Aden | Location Old Deer Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 806 m away | Area 0.5 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-12828 Wuddy Hill - Windblow | Location Mintlaw Aberdeenshire | Status Approved | Distance 1.9 km away | Area 3 ha | Approved |
| CB318445 Beechfield House | Location Mintlaw Aberdeenshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.0 km away | Area 0.56 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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