FPA-13007
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Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- HQ Building
- Nearest town
- Edinburgh
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT226636
Key dates
- Application registered 17 November 2025
- Application accepted 17 November 2025
- Consultation opens 20 January 2026
- Consultation closes 19 January 2026
- Decision issued 22 January 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.12 ha
- Conifer
- 0.12 ha
Official source
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FPA-13007 Find FPA-13007 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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
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
- 1 Feb 2026 – 30 Mar 2026
- Felling area
- 0.12 ha
- Estimated volume
- 36 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.12 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ Building Area | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.12 ha | 60 yr | 170 | 36 m³ | no |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | Replant felled area | Rowan | 30% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| HQ | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 20% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| HQ | Replant felled area | Wild cherry (Gean) | 30% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| HQ | Replant felled area | Alder | 20% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 225 636
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 474
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Sourhope
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
- Landform
- Hills with strong and steep slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Sourhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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