FPA-11882
Pentlands Science Park
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Pentlands Science Park Grounds
- Nearest town
- Penicuik
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT254632
Key dates
- Application registered 30 August 2024
- Application accepted 30 August 2024
- Consultation opens 12 September 2024
- Consultation closes 10 October 2024
- Decision issued 5 November 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 0.28 ha
- Conifer
- 0.02 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.26 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-11882 Find FPA-11882 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 27 July 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
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
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 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
- Felling area
- 0.28 ha
- Estimated volume
- 0 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.28 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Bird cherry Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Sycamore Willow
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4 Cpt 7 | Felling Individual Trees | Willow | 0.01 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| T5 Cpt 7 | Felling Individual Trees | Willow | 0.01 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3807 Cpt 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3826 Cpt 2 | Felling Individual Trees | Bird cherry | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3809 Cpt 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Scots pine | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3774 Cpt 4 | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3858 Cpt 6 | Felling Individual Trees | Sessile oak | 0.1 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3736 Cpt 8 | Felling Individual Trees | Willow | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3732 Cpt 9 | Felling Individual Trees | Bird cherry | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3903 Cpt 3 | Felling Individual Trees | Silver birch | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3734 Cpt 9 | Felling Individual Trees | Silver birch | 0.02 ha | — | 1 | — | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Restock with individual trees | Grand fir | 40% | 0.08 ha | — | 6 | — |
| Cpt 2 | Restock with individual trees | Yew | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 3 | — |
| Cpt 4 | Restock with individual trees | Small leaved lime | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 9 | — |
| Cpt 6 | Restock with individual trees | Grand fir | 20% | 0.04 ha | — | 3 | — |
| Cpt 7 | Restock with individual trees | Small leaved lime | 20% | 0.04 ha | — | 6 | — |
| Cpt 5 | Restock with individual trees | Grand fir | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 3 | — |
| Cpt 3 | Restock with individual trees | Small leaved lime | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 3 | — |
| Cpt 8 | Restock with individual trees | Yew | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 3 | — |
| Cpt 8 | Restock with individual trees | Small leaved lime | 10% | 0.02 ha | — | 3 | — |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 254 631
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 444
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Rowanhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
- Landform
- 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.
- Macmerry · 100% Brown earths
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