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FPA-8283

Royal Elizabeth Yard

Expired 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
  • SF - Selective Felling
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT140762 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Royal Elizabeth Yard
Nearest town
Queensferry
Local authority
Edinburgh City Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT140762
Total area
1.57 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 July 2021
  2. Application accepted 8 July 2021
  3. Consultation opens 30 July 2021
  4. Consultation closes 27 August 2021
  5. Decision issued 6 September 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2023
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-8283

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Sept 2021 – 1 Sept 2022
Felling area
1.57 ha
Estimated volume
485 m³
Thinning area
0.73 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

AshBeechHybrid larchOakPoplarScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

Goat willowHawthornOakOther broadleavesScots pineSycamoreWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Oak 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Beech 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Ash 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.22 ha 60 yr — 50 m³ —
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 50 yr — 30 m³ —
4 Clear Felling Ash 0.04 ha 20 yr — 5 m³ —
4 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.04 ha 20 yr — 5 m³ —
Individual Trees Selective Felling Poplar 0.08 ha 40 yr 34 100 m³ Tagged

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
2 Sycamore 0.73 ha 45 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Plant an alternative area Scots pine 20.26% 0.31 ha 1,600 — Cpts 5-12
1 Plant an alternative area Wild cherry (Gean) 20.26% 0.31 ha 1,600 — Cpts 5-12
1 Plant an alternative area Other broadleaves 20.26% 0.31 ha 1,600 — Cpts 5-12
1 Plant an alternative area Goat willow 20.26% 0.31 ha 1,600 — Cpts 5-12
1 Plant an alternative area Hawthorn 9.8% 0.15 ha 1,600 — Cpts 5-12
3 Replant felled area Oak 2.61% 0.04 ha 1,100 — —
3 Replant felled area Sycamore 1.96% 0.03 ha 1,100 — —
3 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.65% 0.01 ha 1,100 — —
3 Replant felled area Hawthorn 0.65% 0.01 ha 1,100 — —
4 Replant felled area Oak 1.96% 0.03 ha 1,100 — —
4 Replant felled area Sycamore 1.31% 0.02 ha 1,100 — —
4 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 1.31% 0.02 ha 1,100 — —
4 Replant felled area Hawthorn 1.31% 0.02 ha 1,100 — -3/4

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
CB447451 Dalmeny Location

Dalmeny

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 3.39 ha Decision issued
CB471852 Dalmeny Location

Dalmeny

Midlothian

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.21 ha Decision issued
FLA01788 Conifox Nursery Location

Kirkliston

Edinburgh City

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 0.12 ha Decision issued
FLA02051 Dalmeny Estate Location

South Queensferry

Edinburgh City

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 1.07 ha Decision issued
FLA00270 Dalmeny Estate Location

South Queensferry

Edinburgh City

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 1.07 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
22FGS68427 Gypsy Brae Woodland Location

Muirhouse

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Status Approved Distance 6.9 km away Area 1.7 ha Approved
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Balerno

Edinburgh City

Status Approved Distance 9.8 km away Area 10.64 ha Approved
24FGS80759 Bouprie Banks Farm Location

Aberdour

Fife

Status Approved Distance 9.9 km away Area 2.57 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  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
    Expired

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