FPA-11627

Johnstounburn

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cpt 5
Nearest town: Humbie
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT457623
Total area: 3.44 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 23 May 2024
Application accepted 28 May 2024
Consultation opens 13 August 2024
Consultation closes 12 August 2024
Decision issued 14 August 2024
Restocking due 10 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11627

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Felling area: 3.44 ha
Estimated volume: 1,055 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.44 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BeechMixed broadleavesMixed conifersOakWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.5 ha	35 yr	1,600	800 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.74 ha	35 yr	450	225 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.2 ha	35 yr	120	30 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5	Replant felled area	Oak	53.49%	1.84 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Beech	10.76%	0.37 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	20.35%	0.7 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	9.88%	0.34 ha	1,100	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	5.52%	0.19 ha	2,500	—	—

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
FLA00430 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 313 m away	Area 1.61 ha	Decision issued 29 Jul 2015
FPA-8676 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 783 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 16 Dec 2021
FPA-6756 Johnstounburn	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 783 m away	Area 2.36 ha	Decision issued 20 Dec 2019
FPA-7351 Pogbie	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 6.15 ha	Decision issued 20 Jan 2021
FLA00747 Pogbie Farm	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 6.59 ha	Decision issued 21 Dec 2015

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
22FGS69848 Soutra	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.3 km away	Area 65.61 ha	Approved 7 Mar 2023
26FGS93360 Flat Kilns Woodland Creation	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 2.6 ha	Key date Not published
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation	Location pathhead Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 0.83 ha	Approved 26 May 2022
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation	Location Dalkeith Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 19.89 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2023
19FGS45003 Jojos Syke	Location TRANENT East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 5.41 ha	Approved 26 Mar 2020

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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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:33 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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