20FGS49863
Penicuik Estates Woodland Creation
Expired Forestry Grant Scheme
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Where
- Nearest town
- Penicuik
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT200580
Key dates
- Application registered 18 May 2020
- Application accepted 19 May 2020
- Consultation opens 28 May 2020
- Consultation closes 12 July 2020
- Decision issued 2 November 2021
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchencorth Moss Site 98 Official SiteLink record for Auchencorth Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 2.0 km away | Published area 105.76 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 199 580
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 164
Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Darvel
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
- Landform
- Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Darvel · 70% Brown earths
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-8437 Penicuik Estate | Location Penicuik Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 949 m away | Area 7.17 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA02258 Penicuik Estate | Location Penicuik Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 949 m away | Area 0.34 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-11403 Penicuik Estate | Location Penicuik Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.0 km away | Area 7.21 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA02514 Walstone Farm | Location Penicuik Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.6 km away | Area 0.33 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10869 Eastside | Location Penicuik Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.7 km away | Area 0.73 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FGS78179 Eastside Wee Wood | Location Midlothian Midlothian | Status Approved | Distance 608 m away | Area 2.35 ha | Approved |
| 19FGS35758 Eastside Woodland Creation | Location Midlothian | Status Approved | Distance 2.9 km away | Area 30.98 ha | Approved |
| 22FGS64527 Springfield native woodland | Location Howgate Midlothian | Status Approved | Distance 3.5 km away | Area 14.98 ha | Approved |
| 19FGS43503 Spittal Big Wood and Paties Hill | Location PENICUIK Midlothian | Status Approved | Distance 4.2 km away | Area 39.33 ha | Approved |
| 24FGS77518 Spittal Hill | Location Midlothian Midlothian | Status Approved | Distance 4.3 km away | Area 131.33 ha | Approved |