FPA-11670

Dalmeny

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Pond Wood and Mansion Hill
Nearest town: South Queensferry
Local authority: Edinburgh City Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT161784

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Key dates

Application registered 7 June 2024
Application accepted 7 June 2024
Consultation opens 6 August 2024
Consultation closes 5 August 2024
Decision issued 6 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 0.73 ha
Conifer: 0.73 ha

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FPA-11670

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Jul 2026, 13:33 BST

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 Jul 2024 – 31 Jul 2026
Felling area: 0.73 ha
Estimated volume: 497 m³
Thinning area: 1.76 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Aspen Downy birch Hawthorn Hazel Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
6i	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.73 ha	55 yr	525	365 m³	Boundary Trees Orange Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
10c	Ash	0.15 ha	7 m³	700	455
10e	Grand fir	0.42 ha	48 m³	1,100	715
10f	Beech	0.15 ha	2 m³	1,000	650
10g	Grand fir	0.45 ha	50 m³	1,100	715
10g	Norway spruce	0.05 ha	5 m³	1,100	715
10g	Scots pine	0.06 ha	5 m³	1,100	715
10i	Oak	0.22 ha	5 m³	1,100	715
10r	Wild cherry (Gean)	0.26 ha	10 m³	1,300	900

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Aspen	79.45%	0.58 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Downy birch	9.59%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Common alder	2.74%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Rowan	2.74%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	2.74%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 6i	Replant felled area	Hazel	2.74%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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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 611 m away	Published area 7,435.48 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Firth of Forth

Site 8163

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 611 m away

Published area 7,435.48 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 161 783

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 150

Brown earths

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Darleith · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FLA00695 Dalmeny	Location South Queensferry Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 510 m away	Area 0.29 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2015
FLA02051 Dalmeny Estate	Location South Queensferry Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 600 m away	Area 1.07 ha	Decision issued 29 Jun 2017
FLA00270 Dalmeny Estate	Location South Queensferry Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 600 m away	Area 1.07 ha	Decision issued 14 May 2015
CB96791 Dalmeny	Location South Queensferry West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 608 m away	Area 1.1 ha	Decision issued 22 Nov 2012
FLA00693 Dalmeny	Location South Queensferry Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 721 m away	Area 0.02 ha	Decision issued 9 Oct 2015