FPA-12156

Upperkeith

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kippit Hill
Nearest town: haddington
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT450624

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 15 January 2025
Application accepted 15 January 2025
Consultation opens 5 March 2025
Consultation closes 2 April 2025
Decision issued 10 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.35 ha
Conifer: 0.35 ha

Official source

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FPA-12156

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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, 14:02 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:58 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: 2 Feb 2025 – 2 Feb 2026
Felling area: 0.35 ha
Estimated volume: 275 m³
Thinning area: 1.08 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Larch	0.35 ha	60 yr	—	200 m³	na

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1	Sitka spruce	1.08 ha	75 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Keith Water Site 828 Official SiteLink record for Keith Water ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 2.23 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Keith Water

Site 828

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.0 km away

Published area 2.23 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 449 623

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11627 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 707 m away	Area 3.44 ha	Approved 14 Aug 2024
FPA-8676 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 707 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 16 Dec 2021
FPA-6756 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 707 m away	Area 2.36 ha	Decision issued 20 Dec 2019
FPA-10660 Humbie Mill	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 800 m away	Area 1.34 ha	Decision issued 27 Jul 2023
CB430373 Upper Keith	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 2.8 ha	Decision issued 16 Jun 2014