FPA-13027

Polofields

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

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
Woodland: Polofields
Nearest town: Edinburgh
Local authority: Edinburgh City Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT218680
Total area: 0.12 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 21 November 2025
Application accepted 26 November 2025
Consultation opens 10 February 2026
Consultation closes 10 March 2026
Decision issued 25 March 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2032
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13027

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030
Felling area: 0.12 ha
Estimated volume: 65 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BirchRowanWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Larch	0.11 ha	45 yr	65	60 m³	yes
1	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.01 ha	45 yr	1	5 m³	yes

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	28.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	28.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	28.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15%	0.02 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
CB357140 Dreghorn Barracks	Location Edinburgh Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 556 m away	Area 1.6 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2014
FPA-7204 Dreghorn Barracks	Location Edinburgh Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 575 m away	Area 0.24 ha	Decision issued 20 Aug 2020
CB290994 Woodhall Mains	Location Colinton Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 25 Nov 2013
FPA-6916 Redford Barracks	Location Edinburgh Edinburgh City	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 8 Apr 2020
FPA-11708 Woodhall Riding School	Location Edinburgh Edinburgh City	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Approved 6 Aug 2024

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
16FGS13558 Dreghorn Woods A	Location Edinburgh City	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 9.72 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
26FGS91739 Wester Kinleith Woodland Creation	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Approved	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 119.07 ha	Approved 24 Sept 2026
24FGS78699 Rullion Green Woodland Creation	Location Castlelaw Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.1 km away	Area 21.24 ha	Approved 11 Jul 2024
20FGS49303 Glen Park	Location Balerno Edinburgh City	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 10.64 ha	Approved 6 Nov 2020
17FGS25117 Little France Park Woodland Creation	Location Edinburgh City	Status Approved	Distance 8.6 km away	Area 3.22 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

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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