FPA-12718
Elmscleugh Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Elmscleugh
- Nearest town
- Innerwick
- Local authority
- East Lothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT695713
Key dates
- Application registered 16 July 2025
- Application accepted 6 October 2025
- Consultation opens 30 January 2026
- Consultation closes 27 February 2026
- Decision issued 8 April 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 8.84 ha
- Conifer
- 8.84 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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First captured
- 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
- 29 Jan 2026 – 18 Aug 2028
- Felling area
- 8.82 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,532 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 8.84 ha · 100.2% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Alder Goat willow Rowan Scots pine Silver birch Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.16 ha | 40 yr | 6,400 | 1,264 m³ | n/a |
| 1a | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.9 ha | 40 yr | 4,750 | 760 m³ | n/a |
| 1a | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.74 ha | 40 yr | 1,850 | 296 m³ | n/a |
| 1a | Clear Felling | Larch | 2.95 ha | 40 yr | 7,400 | 1,184 m³ | n/a |
| 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.07 ha | 40 yr | 175 | 28 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 64.17% | 5.66 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 10.32% | 0.91 ha | 2,700 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 5.9% | 0.52 ha | 800 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 5.9% | 0.52 ha | 800 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Common alder | 5.9% | 0.52 ha | 800 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Goat willow | 5.9% | 0.52 ha | 800 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 2.15% | 0.19 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lammermuir Deans Site 904 Official SiteLink record for Lammermuir Deans ↗ | Designation MIXED | Proximity 843 m away | Published area 49.82 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Woodhall Dean Site 1646 Official SiteLink record for Woodhall Dean ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.7 km away | Published area 57.52 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 695 712
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 364
Brown earths with humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Lauder
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
- Landform
- Hills with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Lauder · 50% Brown earths
- Langtonlees · 50% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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