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FPA-13260

Tyninghame Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Old Charcoal Plantation
Nearest town
Tyninghame
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT619804

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 26 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 16 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 14 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
2.73 ha
Conifer
0.23 ha

Official source

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FPA-13260

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window
31 Jul 2026 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area
2.73 ha
Estimated volume
1,445 m³
Thinning area
6.28 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
2.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Grand fir Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Aspen Downy birch Hawthorn Hazel Holly Pedunculate oak Rowan Sessile oak Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.5 ha 45 yr 1,400 1,125 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.2 ha 45 yr 120 90 m³ n/a
1a Clear Felling Grand fir 0.03 ha 45 yr 20 20 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
1b Scots pine 1.78 ha 75 m³ 2,500 1,600
1c Mixed native broadleaves 4.5 ha 135 m³ 1,600 1,100

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Sessile oak 35.16% 0.96 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Silver birch 20.15% 0.55 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Downy birch 9.89% 0.27 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 9.89% 0.27 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Common alder 5.13% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Rowan 5.13% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Hazel 5.13% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Aspen 5.13% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 1.83% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Hawthorn 1.83% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Holly 0.73% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
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Protected places

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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

Firth of Forth

Site 8163

Official SiteLink record for Firth of Forth ↗ 		Designation MIXED Proximity 902 m away Published area 7,435.48 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 618 804

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 169

Brown earths

Soil association
Dreghorn
Parent material
Raised beach sands and gravels derived from Carboniferous rocks with some Old Red Sandstone material
Landform
Raised beach terraces and mounds with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dreghorn · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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