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FPA-10422

Soutra Mains

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT452590 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1, 2 & 3
Nearest town
Fala Village
Local authority
Midlothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT452590
Total area
1.40 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 February 2023
  2. Application accepted 22 February 2023
  3. Consultation opens 21 June 2023
  4. Consultation closes 21 June 2023
  5. Decision issued 21 June 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10422

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area
1.4 ha
Estimated volume
470 m³
Thinning area
1.4 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 & 2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.12 ha 40 yr 2,000 300 m³ cutter
1 & 2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.14 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³ select
1 & 2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.14 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³ cutter

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
3 Beech 0.17 ha 10 m³
3 Sycamore 0.17 ha 10 m³
3 Ash 0.17 ha 10 m³
3 Mixed broadleaves 0.36 ha 10 m³
3 Sitka spruce 0.17 ha 10 m³
3 Mixed conifers 0.36 ha 20 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 & 2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 75% 1.05 ha 2,500 — —
1 & 2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 15% 0.21 ha 2,500 — —
1 & 2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 0.14 ha 1,600 — -3/4

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-12643 Soutra Mains Location

Fala

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 844 m away Area 0.54 ha Approved
FPA-9056 Soutra Mains Farm Location

Fala

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 905 m away Area 5.37 ha Decision issued
FPA-13579 Dere Street Location

Fala

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 37.51 ha Approved
FPA-11975 Linn Dean Location

Soutra

East Lothian

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.26 ha Approved
CB01062 Fala Estate Location

Fala

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued

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
22FGS69848 Soutra Location

Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 850 m away Area 65.61 ha Approved
21FGS62125 Dere Street Woodland Creation Location

Oxton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 29.79 ha Approved
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation Location

Dalkeith

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 19.89 ha Approved
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation Location

pathhead

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 0.83 ha Approved
15FGS00693 Headshaw Trees 2015 Location

Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 10.85 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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