FPA-12314
Frostineb Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Z Wood
- Nearest town
- Fala
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT427595
Key dates
- Application registered 4 March 2025
- Application accepted 4 March 2025
- Consultation opens 4 March 2025
- Consultation closes 1 April 2025
- Decision issued 10 July 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.50 ha
- Conifer
- 1.50 ha
Official source
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FPA-12314 Find FPA-12314 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.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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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
- 5 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Felling area
- 1.5 ha
- Estimated volume
- 191.2 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.9 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 1.5 ha · 100% of felling licence
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 12 | Selective Felling | Hybrid larch | 1.5 ha | 50 yr | 130 | 150 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 12 | Scots pine | 0.2 ha | 11.2 m³ |
| Part 12 | Hybrid larch | 1.7 ha | 30 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 10 | Replant felled area | Oak | 30% | 0.45 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Part 10 | Replant felled area | Birch | 10% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Part 10 | Replant felled area | Aspen | 25% | 0.38 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Part 10 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 10% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Part 10 | Replant felled area | Common alder | 25% | 0.38 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fala Flow Site 622 Official SiteLink record for Fala Flow ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 45 m away | Published area 317.75 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 427 595
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 562
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Tynehead
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones and Ordovician greywackes
- Landform
- Foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Salvandi · 50% Brown earths
- Tynehead · 50% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA03659 Frostineb Farm | Location Pathhead Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.1 km away | Area 3.6 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA00327 Frostineb Farm | Location Pathhead Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.1 km away | Area 16.6 ha | Decision issued |
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| CB01062 Fala Estate | Location Fala Midlothian | Status Expired | Distance 1.7 km away | Area 1.4 ha | Decision issued |
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