FPA-10758

Sherriff Hall Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Black Wood
Nearest town: Haddington
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT644766

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Key dates

Application registered 14 June 2023
Application accepted 13 October 2023
Consultation opens 15 May 2024
Consultation closes 14 May 2024
Decision issued 16 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.10 ha
Conifer: 2.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-10758

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:52 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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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: 11 Dec 2023 – 1 Aug 2025
Felling area: 2.1 ha
Estimated volume: 870 m³
Thinning area: 0.3 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 2.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.4 ha	60 yr	1,050	560 m³	na
cpt 1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.2 ha	60 yr	50	25 m³	na
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.4 ha	60 yr	320	200 m³	na
cpt 2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.1 ha	60 yr	80	40 m³	na

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
cpt 3	Sycamore	0.2 ha	40 m³	400	250
cpt 3	Ash	0.1 ha	5 m³	250	150

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	40%	0.64 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	20%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Other oaks	38%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Other oaks	40%	0.64 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	24%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	38%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 643 765

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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