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FPA-11975

Linn Dean

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Linn Dean
Nearest town
Soutra
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT467596

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 October 2024
  2. Application accepted 21 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 14 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 12 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 13 January 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.26 ha
Conifer
2.26 ha

Official source

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FPA-11975

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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.

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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 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area
2.26 ha
Estimated volume
605 m³
Proposed restocking
2.26 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Linn Dean Clear Felling Larch 1.8 ha 50 yr 1,440 550 m³ n/a
Linn Dean Clear Felling Scots pine 0.3 ha 50 yr 60 30 m³ n/a
Linn Dean Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 50 yr 80 25 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Linn Dean Replant felled area Oak 19.91% 0.45 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Hazel 19.91% 0.45 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 19.91% 0.45 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Rowan 9.73% 0.22 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Alder 9.73% 0.22 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Willow 10.18% 0.23 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Hawthorn 5.31% 0.12 ha 1,600
Linn Dean Replant felled area Holly 5.31% 0.12 ha 1,600
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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 466 595

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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