FPA-10843
Ruchlaw Mains
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Various
- Nearest town
- East Linton
- Local authority
- East Lothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT615743
Key dates
- Application registered 5 July 2023
- Application accepted 5 July 2023
- Consultation opens 30 July 2024
- Consultation closes 29 July 2024
- Decision issued 15 August 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 0.50 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.07 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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
- 23 Jul 2024 – 23 Jul 2026
- Felling area
- 0.68 ha
- Estimated volume
- 405 m³
- Thinning area
- 6.72 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.68 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.43 ha | 60 yr | 650 | 130 m³ | n/a |
| 8 | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 0.25 ha | 100 yr | 7 | 20 m³ | n/a |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sycamore | 3.5 ha | 90 m³ |
| 1 | Sitka spruce | 0.4 ha | 25 m³ |
| 2 | Sitka spruce | 0.46 ha | 20 m³ |
| 3 | Scots pine | 0.86 ha | 35 m³ |
| 4 | Birch | 0.41 ha | 20 m³ |
| 5 | Sitka spruce | 0.8 ha | 40 m³ |
| 7 | Norway spruce | 0.29 ha | 25 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 100% | 0.43 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 8 | Restock with individual trees | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.25 ha | — | 7 | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 614 742
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 466
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Sorn
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
- 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.
- Glenpark · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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