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FPA-13716

Longyester

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NT544644 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Smiddy Wood/Fawn's Wood
Nearest town
Gifford
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT544644
Total area
1.38 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 11 September 2026
  2. Application accepted 11 September 2026
  3. Consultation opens 7 October 2026
  4. Consultation closes 3 November 2026
  5. Decision issued Unknown
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 8 October 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13716

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
15 Sept 2026 – 1 Dec 2027
Felling area
1.38 ha
Estimated volume
370 m³
Thinning area
1.39 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
1.38 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed native broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.73 ha 100 yr — 120 m³ —
2 Clear Felling Mixed native broadleaves 0.26 ha 100 yr — 30 m³ —
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.39 ha 45 yr — 120 m³ —

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
1 Ash 0.27 ha 10 m³ 40 0
1 Sycamore 0.27 ha 20 m³ 200 150
2 Beech 0.22 ha 40 m³ 800 400
3 Mixed conifers 0.33 ha 20 m³ 200 0
3 Mixed broadleaves 0.3 ha 10 m³ 1,000 800

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
2 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 25.36% 0.35 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 52.9% 0.73 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 21.74% 0.3 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB199763 Longyester Location

Gifford

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 212 m away Area 14.11 ha Decision issued
FPA-7480 Longyester Farm Location

Gifford

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 752 m away Area 0.43 ha Decision issued
FLA03237 Longyester Farm Location

Gifford

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 752 m away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-7107 Hopes Estate Location

Haddington

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 1.76 ha Decision issued
FPA-10108 Quarryford Estate Location

Quarryford Estate

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 1.25 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
22FGS68987 Quarryford and Fala plan renewal Location

Quarryford

East Lothian

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
19FGS37398 Newlands 2019 Location

HADDINGTON

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 5.52 ha Approved
22FGS66825 Baro Farms woodland creation 2022 Location

Danskine

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 3.49 ha Approved
18FGS34078 Baro Farm Location

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 4.9 km away Area 0.78 ha Approved
20FGS54603 TTH Newlands compartment 45 Location

Haddington

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 5.15 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration
  2. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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