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FPA-11882

Pentlands Science Park

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • FO - Felling Individual Trees

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT254632 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Pentlands Science Park Grounds
Nearest town
Penicuik
Local authority
Midlothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT254632
Total area
0.28 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 30 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 30 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 12 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 10 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 5 November 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11882

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Forestry operations

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

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 cherryScots pineSessile oakSilver birchSycamoreWillow

Proposed restocking species

Grand firSmall leaved limeYew

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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 —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB321821 Northern Research Station Location

Roslin

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 522 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
CB136580 Northern Research Station Location

Roslin

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 596 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
CB89137 Glencorse Barracks Location

Milton Bridge, Penicuik

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.05 ha Decision issued
CB61266 Roslin Glen Country Park Location

Roslin

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.25 ha Decision issued
FPA-13007 Castlelaw Training centre Location

Edinburgh

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 0.12 ha Approved

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
24FGS78699 Rullion Green Woodland Creation Location

Castlelaw

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 21.24 ha Approved
18FGS35478 Firth Mains Mixed new woodlands 2019 Location

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 8.9 ha Approved
16FGS13558 Dreghorn Woods A Location

Edinburgh City

Status Approved Distance 4.8 km away Area 9.72 ha Approved
26FGS91739 Wester Kinleith Woodland Creation Location

Balerno

Edinburgh City

Status Approved Distance 6.5 km away Area 119.07 ha Approved
21FGS58463 Rosebery Estates 2021 Woodland Creation Location

Dalkeith

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 10.49 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

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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