FPA-10910

Unthank Field

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: n/a
Nearest town: Nine Mile Burn
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT182574

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

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 Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.26 ha
Conifer: 0.20 ha
Broadleaf: 0.02 ha

Official source

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FPA-10910

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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, 10:36 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:39 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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: 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 broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Hawthorn Rowan Sessile oak Silver 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	—	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH17_0560 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Withdrawn	Proximity 3.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_0560

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Withdrawn

Proximity 3.8 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Carlops Meltwater Channels Site 10400 Official SiteLink record for Carlops Meltwater Channels ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 728 m away	Published area 162.95 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Carlops Meltwater Channels

Site 10400

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 728 m away

Published area 162.95 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 181 573

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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees