FPA-12476

Duncrahill Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Witches Syke, Dows Syke & Flat Kilns
Nearest town: Pencaitland
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT439652

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Key dates

Application registered 17 April 2025
Application accepted 17 April 2025
Consultation opens 23 May 2025
Consultation closes 20 June 2025
Decision issued 8 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.12 ha
Conifer: 0.06 ha
Broadleaf: 0.06 ha

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FPA-12476

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

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9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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 Apr 2025 – 30 Oct 2025
Felling area: 0.12 ha
Estimated volume: 342 m³
Thinning area: 5.04 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Cherry Douglas fir European silver fir Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Sweet chestnut Sycamore Western red cedar

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
12	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.06 ha	60 yr	10	12 m³	—
12	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.06 ha	60 yr	35	60 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
10	Scots pine	1.78 ha	110 m³
10	Mixed broadleaves	0.46 ha	20 m³
11	Scots pine	2.55 ha	120 m³
11	Mixed broadleaves	0.25 ha	20 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
12	Plant an alternative area	Silver birch	15%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Scots pine	20%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Douglas fir	15%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Western red cedar	5%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Silver fir	5%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Sessile oak	15%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Cherry	5%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Sweet chestnut	5%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock
12	Plant an alternative area	Sycamore	15%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	12 Restock

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Protected places

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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
Keith Water Site 828 Official SiteLink record for Keith Water ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 2.23 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Keith Water

Site 828

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 2.23 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 439 652

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 445

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8035 Peaston Bank	Location Pencaitland East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 1.8 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2021
FLA-6311 Humbie	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 5.1 ha	Decision issued 29 May 2019
FLA02229 Humbie	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 2 Jun 2017
FLA01336 Humbie	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 4.4 ha	Decision issued 23 May 2017
CB430373 Upper Keith	Location Humbie East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.8 ha	Decision issued 16 Jun 2014