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FPA-13007

Castlelaw Training centre

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT226636 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
HQ Building
Nearest town
Edinburgh
Local authority
Midlothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT226636
Total area
0.12 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 November 2025
  2. Application accepted 17 November 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 19 January 2026
  5. Decision issued 22 January 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13007

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

AlderRowanSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-12553 Rullion Green Location

Edinburgh

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.74 ha Approved
FPA-9975 Rullion Green Location

Edinburgh

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.7 ha Decision issued
CB136580 Northern Research Station Location

Roslin

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
CB89137 Glencorse Barracks Location

Milton Bridge, Penicuik

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.05 ha Decision issued
CB321821 Northern Research Station Location

Roslin

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS78699 Rullion Green Woodland Creation Location

Castlelaw

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 689 m away Area 21.24 ha Approved
16FGS13558 Dreghorn Woods A Location

Edinburgh City

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 9.72 ha Approved
26FGS91739 Wester Kinleith Woodland Creation Location

Balerno

Edinburgh City

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 119.07 ha Approved
18FGS35478 Firth Mains Mixed new woodlands 2019 Location

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 8.9 ha Approved
20FGS49863 Penicuik Estates Woodland Creation Location

Penicuik

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 6.3 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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