FPA-10910

Unthank Field

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: n/a
Nearest town: Nine Mile Burn
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT182574
Total area: 0.26 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 28 July 2023
Application accepted 28 July 2023
Consultation opens 20 March 2024
Consultation closes 19 March 2024
Decision issued 21 March 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10910

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 4 Mar 2024 – 31 Aug 2025
Felling area: 0.26 ha
Estimated volume: 72 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.26 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pine

Proposed restocking species

HawthornRowanSessile oakSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.2 ha	50 yr	55	57 m³	na
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.04 ha	50 yr	11	10 m³	na
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	50 yr	12	5 m³	na

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	46.15%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	19.23%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	7.69%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	7.69%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	19.23%	0.05 ha	—	—	—

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
FLA02514 Walstone Farm	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.33 ha	Decision issued 3 Nov 2017
FLA02258 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.34 ha	Decision issued 27 Jul 2017
CB189183 Newhall	Location Penicuil Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 1.27 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2013
FPA-10869 Eastside	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0.73 ha	Decision issued 6 Dec 2023
FPA-8437 Penicuik Estate	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 7.17 ha	Decision issued 16 Nov 2021

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
24FGS78179 Eastside Wee Wood	Location Midlothian Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2.35 ha	Approved 7 Jan 2025
20FGS49863 Penicuik Estates Woodland Creation	Location Penicuik Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 2 Nov 2021
19FGS35758 Eastside Woodland Creation	Location Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 30.98 ha	Approved 25 Aug 2020
19FGS43503 Spittal Big Wood and Paties Hill	Location PENICUIK Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 39.33 ha	Approved 25 Jun 2021
24FGS77518 Spittal Hill	Location Midlothian Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 131.33 ha	Approved 1 Aug 2025

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:39 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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