FPA-13092

Prestonhall

Approved 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
SF - Selective 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
Nearest town: Pathhead
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT407669
Total area: 1.40 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 16 December 2025
Application accepted 16 December 2025
Consultation opens 13 February 2026
Consultation closes 13 March 2026
Decision issued 23 April 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13092

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 3 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2027
Felling area: 1.4 ha
Estimated volume: 500 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.4 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshNorway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesOak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.4 ha	50 yr	800	200 m³	—
Cpt 2	Selective Felling	Ash	1 ha	60 yr	150	300 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Oak	28.57%	0.4 ha	2,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Oak	57.14%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	14.29%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—

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-10663 Preston Hall	Location Pathhead East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 96 m away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2023
FLA00670 Prestonhall Farms	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.41 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2015
FPA-11382 Ford Mill House	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 1.04 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2024
FPA-6472 Big Wood	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 0.28 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2019
FPA-12347 Woodhall	Location Tranent East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 0.5 ha	Approved 1 May 2025

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
19FGS45003 Jojos Syke	Location TRANENT East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 5.41 ha	Approved 26 Mar 2020
20FGS51244 TTH Overwells Phase 1	Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.3 km away	Area 3.38 ha	Approved 23 Oct 2020
26FGS93360 Flat Kilns Woodland Creation	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 2.6 ha	Key date Not published
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation	Location pathhead Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.9 km away	Area 0.83 ha	Approved 26 May 2022
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation	Location Dalkeith Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 19.89 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2023

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
4 Nov 2026, 06:17 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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