FPA-12643

Soutra Mains

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Soutra Mains
Nearest town: Fala
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT450582

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Key dates

Application registered 18 June 2025
Application accepted 18 June 2025
Consultation opens 17 September 2025
Consultation closes 16 September 2025
Decision issued 17 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.54 ha
Conifer: 0.47 ha
Broadleaf: 0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12643

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 21:42 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 17 Sept 2025 – 14 Jul 2027
Felling area: 0.54 ha
Estimated volume: 233.34 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.03 ha	40 yr	86	12.78 m³	n/a
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.41 ha	40 yr	1,178	174.78 m³	n/a
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.02 ha	40 yr	57	8.52 m³	n/a
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.05 ha	40 yr	46	23.57 m³	n/a
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.01 ha	40 yr	29	4.26 m³	n/a
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	40 yr	19	9.43 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.56%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	74.07%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	12.96%	0.07 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5.56%	0.03 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.85%	0.01 ha	—	—	—

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Fala Flow Site 622 Official SiteLink record for Fala Flow ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 621 m away	Published area 317.75 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Fala Flow

Site 622

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 621 m away

Published area 317.75 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 449 582

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9056 Soutra Mains Farm	Location Fala Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 5.37 ha	Decision issued 18 May 2022
FPA-10422 Soutra Mains	Location Fala Village Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 825 m away	Area 1.4 ha	Decision issued 21 Jun 2023
FPA-13579 Dere Street	Location Fala East Lothian	Status Under Consideration	Distance 855 m away	Area 37.51 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-13066 Dere Street	Location Fala East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 1.16 ha	Approved 13 Apr 2026
CB203481 Gilston	Location Fala Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 4 Apr 2013