FPA-7694

Hopes Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dean Wood
Nearest town: Haddington
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT559648

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 November 2020
Application accepted 20 January 2021
Consultation opens 29 April 2021
Consultation closes 29 April 2021
Decision issued 21 May 2021

Area

Total area: 1.10 ha
Conifer: 0.30 ha
Broadleaf: 0.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-7694

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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 558 647

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 576

Brown earths

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7107 Hopes Estate	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 1.76 ha	Decision issued 27 May 2020
FLA-6245 Hopes Estate	Location East Lothian East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 566 m away	Area 2.6 ha	Decision issued 3 Jun 2019
FPA-13558 The Hopes	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Under Consideration	Distance 707 m away	Area 6.04 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-10108 Quarryford Estate	Location Quarryford Estate East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 1.25 ha	Decision issued 16 Jan 2023
CB491999 Hopes Estate	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 8 Sept 2014