FLA-6253
Fallhills Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Compartments 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Nearest town
- Howgate
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT254584
Key dates
- Application registered 22 February 2019
- Application accepted 22 February 2019
- Consultation opens 15 March 2019
- Consultation closes 12 April 2019
- Decision issued 7 May 2019
Area
- Total area
- 4.82 ha
- Conifer
- 4.71 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.11 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
Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Burn Site 219 Official SiteLink record for Black Burn ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.6 km away | Published area 31.37 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 254 584
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 164
Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Darvel
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
- Landform
- Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Darvel · 70% Brown earths
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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