FPA-11403

Penicuik Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchencorth
Nearest town: Penicuik
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT210583

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Key dates

Application registered 6 March 2024
Application accepted 6 March 2024
Consultation opens 14 March 2024
Consultation closes 11 April 2024
Decision issued 24 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 7.21 ha
Conifer: 5.73 ha

Official source

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FPA-11403

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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, 10:34 BST

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27 Jul 2026, 13:38 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: 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2025
Felling area: 7.21 ha
Estimated volume: 3,575 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.21 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway maple Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.32 ha	52 yr	1,298	2,160 m³	na
14d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.98 ha	52 yr	353	450 m³	na
14c	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.43 ha	74 yr	114	215 m³	na
19b	Clear Felling	Norway maple	1.48 ha	65 yr	530	750 m³	na

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14a	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	68.01%	2.94 ha	1,600	—	—
14a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	11.99%	0.52 ha	2,500	—	—
14a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.86 ha	—	—	—
14c	Replant felled area	Scots pine	100%	0.43 ha	2,500	—	—
14d	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	80%	0.78 ha	1,600	—	—
14d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.2 ha	—	—	—
19b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	62.03%	0.92 ha	1,600	—	—
19b	Replant felled area	Scots pine	17.97%	0.27 ha	2,500	—	—
19b	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.3 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 209 582

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 164

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Darvel
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Darvel · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8437 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 100 m away	Area 7.17 ha	Decision issued 16 Nov 2021
FPA-10598 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 8.21 ha	Decision issued 12 Jul 2023
CB152469 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.17 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 2013
FLA02482 Lost Garden of Penicuik	Location Penicuk Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.25 ha	Decision issued 24 Nov 2017
FLA02258 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.34 ha	Decision issued 27 Jul 2017