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FPA-13333

Fettes College

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Adjacent Ferry Road Edinburgh
Nearest town
Edinburgh
Local authority
Edinburgh City Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT233757

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 13 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 11 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 28 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.60 ha
Broadleaf
0.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-13333

Find FPA-13333 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 20 August 2026.

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

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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.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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
1 Sept 2026 – 5 Oct 2026
Felling area
0.6 ha
Estimated volume
318 m³
Proposed restocking
0.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Ash 0.6 ha 50 yr 77 318 m³ Tags

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Restock with individual trees Beech 20% 0.12 ha 15 15
1 Restock with individual trees Pedunculate oak 8.33% 0.05 ha 7 7
1 Restock with individual trees Sessile oak 8.33% 0.05 ha 7 7
1 Restock with individual trees Scots pine 20% 0.12 ha 15 15
1 Restock with individual trees Rowan 8.33% 0.05 ha 7 7
1 Restock with individual trees Other broadleaves 18.33% 0.11 ha 15 12
1 Restock with individual trees Small leaved lime 8.33% 0.05 ha 7 7
1 Restock with individual trees Birch 8.33% 0.05 ha 7 7

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Firth of Forth

Site 8163

Official SiteLink record for Firth of Forth
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 7,435.48 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 232 757

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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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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