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FPA-13152

Leaston Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Various
Nearest town
Humbie
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT488618

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 19 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 30 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 27 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 9 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
2.60 ha
Conifer
2.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-13152

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

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    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 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
Felling area
2.58 ha
Estimated volume
2,206 m³
Thinning area
36.48 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
2.58 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Pedunculate oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.21 ha 55 yr 120 60 m³ N/A
2e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 55 yr 200 100 m³ N/A
2g Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.13 ha 34 yr 450 225 m³ N/A
5c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.86 ha 45 yr 500 250 m³ N/A
2d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.08 ha 55 yr 60 30 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
1b Scots pine 2 ha 80 m³
1b Norway spruce 1.4 ha 60 m³
1d Scots pine 1.26 ha 40 m³
1f Scots pine 0.31 ha 15 m³
1f Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 10 m³
1g Scots pine 0.31 ha 10 m³
1g Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 5 m³
1h Sitka spruce 0.97 ha 50 m³
1i Scots pine 0.25 ha 10 m³
1i Mixed native broadleaves 0.06 ha 2 m³
2a Scots pine 0.82 ha 30 m³
2a Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 8 m³
2a Mixed native broadleaves 0.2 ha 5 m³
2b Scots pine 1 ha 60 m³
2b Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 20 m³
2b Mixed native broadleaves 0.3 ha 15 m³
2d Scots pine 0.84 ha 40 m³
2d Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 10 m³
2d Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 30 m³
2e Scots pine 0.86 ha 30 m³
2e Mixed conifers 0.28 ha 10 m³
2f Scots pine 0.96 ha 40 m³
2f Mixed conifers 0.23 ha 10 m³
3a Scots pine 0.32 ha 15 m³
3a Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 5 m³
3b Scots pine 1.4 ha 65 m³
3b Mixed conifers 0.4 ha 25 m³
3b Mixed native broadleaves 0.2 ha 10 m³
3c Scots pine 1.6 ha 65 m³
3c Mixed conifers 0.33 ha 20 m³
3e Scots pine 0.2 ha 10 m³
3e Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 2 m³
3f Scots pine 0.21 ha 10 m³
3f Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 2 m³
3g Scots pine 0.09 ha 5 m³
3g Ash 0.08 ha 5 m³
3h Scots pine 0.32 ha 15 m³
3h Mixed conifers 0.07 ha 5 m³
4a Hybrid larch 4.76 ha 200 m³
4a Mixed conifers 1 ha 40 m³
4c Scots pine 1.54 ha 50 m³
4c Mixed conifers 0.35 ha 20 m³
4d Sitka spruce 0.66 ha 25 m³
4e Scots pine 0.36 ha 15 m³
4e Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 2 m³
4g Scots pine 0.6 ha 25 m³
4g Mixed conifers 0.14 ha 5 m³
5a Scots pine 1.54 ha 60 m³
5a Mixed conifers 0.4 ha 30 m³
5a Mixed native broadleaves 0.4 ha 30 m³
5d Norway spruce 1.48 ha 45 m³
5e Scots pine 0.71 ha 25 m³
5f Sitka spruce 3.91 ha 120 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2b Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 6.8% 0.17 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 1.6% 0.04 ha 1,600
2d Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 2.8% 0.07 ha 1,600
2d Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 0.4% 0.01 ha 1,600
2e Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 9.6% 0.24 ha 1,600
2e Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
2g Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 42.4% 1.06 ha 1,600
2g Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.8% 0.07 ha 1,600
5c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 34.4% 0.86 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 487 618

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 409

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Minto
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
Landform
Depressions and foothills with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Minto · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.