FPA-13027

Polofields

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Polofields
Nearest town: Edinburgh
Local authority: Edinburgh City Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT218680

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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

Area

Total area: 0.12 ha
Conifer: 0.11 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13027

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

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

Larch Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Birch Rowan Wild 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	—	—	—

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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 218 679

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Macmerry · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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