FPA-13567

Larchgrove

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Balerno
Local authority: Edinburgh City Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT161666

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 June 2026
Application accepted 30 June 2026
Consultation opens 5 August 2026
Consultation closes 2 September 2026
Decision issued 8 September 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2033

Area

Total area: 0.36 ha
Conifer: 0.35 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-13567

Find FPA-13567 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 6 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 06:02 BST

Information from the application PDF is available below.
View data added from the PDF →
Status changed
9 Sept 2026, 06:02 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
3 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
6 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 21 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 0.36 ha
Estimated volume: 82 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.36 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Beech Blackthorn Holly Other broadleaves Scots pine Spruce Yew

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.33 ha	40 yr	125	75 m³	Yes
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.01 ha	40 yr	2	3 m³	Yes
Cpt 2	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	40 yr	4	4 m³	Yes

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Holly	61.11%	0.22 ha	1,136	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Beech	11.11%	0.04 ha	1,143	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Other broadleaves	5.56%	0.02 ha	1,190	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Spruce	5.56%	0.02 ha	1,190	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Blackthorn	5.83%	0.02 ha	1,190	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Other broadleaves	3.06%	0.01 ha	1,090	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Yew	2.5%	0.01 ha	1,111	—	—
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Scots pine	2.5%	0.01 ha	1,111	—	—
Cpt 2	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Holly	2.78%	0.01 ha	1,600	16	Cpt 1

Early access

Indicative conifer market context

Indicative conifer standing-timber benchmark

Available to users with early access.

Explore this application's conifer crop benchmark, fifteen years of price history and the assumptions behind the figures.

Request early access

Illustrative preview · Early access feature

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 161 665

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB111633 Glenpark Farms	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 3.5 ha	Key date Not published
FLA01709 Ravelrig Quarry	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.92 ha	Decision issued 29 Nov 2016
FPA-6942 Malleny	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.35 ha	Decision issued 22 Sept 2020
FLA02053 Malleny	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.35 ha	Decision issued 28 Jun 2017
CB446622 Malleny	Location Balerno Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.35 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2014