FPA-7863
East Rigg House
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- East Rigg Shelterbelt
- Nearest town
- Balerno
- Local authority
- Edinburgh City Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT154635
Key dates
- Application registered 1 February 2021
- Application accepted 1 February 2021
- Consultation opens 17 February 2021
- Consultation closes 17 March 2021
- Decision issued 25 March 2021
Area
- Total area
- 0.18 ha
- Conifer
- 0.18 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balerno Common Site 120 Official SiteLink record for Balerno Common ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 260 m away | Published area 56.29 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 153 634
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 470
Humic gleys with peaty gleys
- Soil association
- Sorn
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and uplands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Auchmannoch · 50% Humic gleys
- Weitshaw · 50% Peaty gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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