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FPA-12069

East Mains Saltoun

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
East Mains Wood
Nearest town
East Saltoun
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT482684

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 16 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 9 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 8 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 10 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.50 ha
Conifer
0.10 ha
Broadleaf
0.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-12069

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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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  2. 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
19 May 2025 – 15 Feb 2027
Felling area
0.5 ha
Estimated volume
450 m³
Proposed restocking
0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Larch Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Ash 0.4 ha 70 yr 350 m³
1 Clear Felling Larch 0.08 ha 70 yr 80 m³
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.02 ha 70 yr 20 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 60% 0.3 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 20% 0.1 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 0.05 ha 1,600
1 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.05 ha
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 482 683

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 445

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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