FPA-7480

Longyester Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Steading wood
Nearest town: Gifford
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT544652

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 11 August 2020
Application accepted 10 August 2020
Consultation opens 25 January 2021
Consultation closes 25 January 2021
Decision issued 28 January 2021

Area

Total area: 0.43 ha
Broadleaf: 0.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-7480

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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, 14:32 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 543 652

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
FLA03237 Longyester Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Decision issued 31 Jul 2018
CB199763 Longyester	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 633 m away	Area 14.11 ha	Decision issued 15 May 2013
FPA-10108 Quarryford Estate	Location Quarryford Estate East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 985 m away	Area 1.25 ha	Decision issued 16 Jan 2023
FPA-11344 Redshill Farm	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 2.96 ha	Decision issued 29 May 2024
FPA-7107 Hopes Estate	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.76 ha	Decision issued 27 May 2020