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FPA-12027

Arniston Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Arniston Estate - Various locations
Nearest town
Gorebridge
Local authority
Midlothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT325594

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 15 November 2024
  3. Consultation opens 2 December 2024
  4. Consultation closes 12 January 2025
  5. Decision issued 19 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
0.08 ha
Broadleaf
0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-12027

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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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  2. 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
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area
0.08 ha
Estimated volume
61.5 m³
Proposed restocking
0.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Larch Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 10 5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 6 3 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 5 2.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 3 1.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 7 3.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 6 3 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 7 3.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 2 1 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 12 6 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 9 4.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 2 1 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 9 4.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 6 3 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Beech 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 2 1 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Sycamore 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 2 1 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 3 1.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 6 3 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Beech 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Larch 0 ha 2 1 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 4 2 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 8 4 m³ Numbered tree tags
Arniston Estate Felling Individual Trees Sycamore 0 ha 1 0.5 m³ Numbered tree tags

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Arniston Estate Plant alt. area with ind. trees Sessile oak 99.19% 0.08 ha 123 Arniston Estate
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Protected places

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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.

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 325 593

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 447

Brown earths

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Mounds on valley sides with strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Forestmill · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.