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FPA-11270

Saughland Farm

Expired 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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT410609 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpts 1 & 2
Nearest town
Pathhead
Local authority
Midlothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT410609
Total area
2.79 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 January 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 January 2024
  3. Consultation opens 29 February 2024
  4. Consultation closes 28 March 2024
  5. Decision issued 3 June 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11270

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2026
Felling area
2.79 ha
Estimated volume
604 m³
Thinning area
5.07 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

AshBeechField mapleNorway mapleScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchOakRowanSycamoreWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1e1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.69 ha 35 yr 500 150 m³ na
2a Clear Felling Beech 1.3 ha 80 yr 14 100 m³ na
2a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.03 ha 80 yr 1 4 m³ na
2b Clear Felling Ash 0.31 ha 25 yr 140 37 m³ na
2b Clear Felling Beech 0.13 ha 25 yr 120 16 m³ na
2b Clear Felling Field maple 0.29 ha 25 yr 170 35 m³ na
1d2 Clear Felling Norway maple 0.04 ha 35 yr 120 12 m³ na

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
1e2t Sycamore 0.99 ha 50 m³
1a1 1a2 1b,1c1d1 Sitka spruce 4.08 ha 200 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1d2, 1e1, 2 Replant felled area Birch 40% 1.12 ha 1,600 — —
1d2, 1e1, 2 Replant felled area Oak 10% 0.28 ha 1,600 — —
1d2, 1e1, 2 Replant felled area Sycamore 30% 0.84 ha 1,600 — —
1d2, 1e1, 2 Replant felled area Rowan 10% 0.28 ha 1,600 — —
1d2, 1e1, 2 Replant felled area Woody shrubs 10% 0.28 ha 1,100 — —

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
FPA-8010 Saughland Farm Location

Pathhead

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 327 m away Area 0.2 ha Decision issued
CB197014 Saughland Location

Pathhead

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 729 m away Area 1.47 ha Decision issued
FLA03659 Frostineb Farm Location

Pathhead

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.6 ha Decision issued
FLA00327 Frostineb Farm Location

Pathhead

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 16.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-11948 Blackcastle Farm Location

Gorebridge

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 0 ha Approved

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
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation Location

pathhead

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.83 ha Approved
26FGS93379 Blackcastle New Woodland Creation Location

Gorebridge

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 11.99 ha Approved
26FGS93380 Blackcastle Agroforestry Location

Gorebridge

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 0 ha Approved
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation Location

Dalkeith

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 19.89 ha Approved
18FGS32298 Brothershiels woodland creation 2019 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 46.4 ha Approved

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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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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