FPA-12456
Hagbrae Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Stetchendean
- Nearest town
- Gorebridge
- Local authority
- Midlothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT374622
Key dates
- Application registered 9 April 2025
- Application accepted 6 May 2025
- Consultation opens 20 May 2025
- Consultation closes 17 June 2025
- Decision issued 26 June 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.27 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.27 ha
Official source
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FPA-12456 Find FPA-12456 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 9 Apr 2025 – 30 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 0.27 ha
- Estimated volume
- 220 m³
- Thinning area
- 3.61 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 0.27 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Selective Felling | Poplar | 0.03 ha | 70 yr | 4 | 6 m³ | Pink dots |
| 7 | Selective Felling | Ash | 0.1 ha | 50 yr | 55 | 15 m³ | Pink dots |
| 7 | Selective Felling | Sycamore | 0.05 ha | 50 yr | 18 | 7 m³ | Pink dots |
| 7 | Selective Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.04 ha | 70 yr | 12 | 6 m³ | Pink dots |
| 7 | Selective Felling | Beech | 0.05 ha | 7 yr | 15 | 6 m³ | Pink dots |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pedunculate oak | 0.2 ha | 5 m³ | 200 | 160 |
| 7 | Mixed broadleaves | 0.78 ha | 30 m³ | 300 | 215 |
| 7 | Ash | 1.42 ha | 100 m³ | 430 | 165 |
| 7 | Sycamore | 0.88 ha | 25 m³ | 430 | 330 |
| 7 | Beech | 0.32 ha | 17 m³ | 266 | 200 |
| 7 | Douglas fir | 0.01 ha | 3 m³ | 2 | 0 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Replant felled area | Pedunculate oak | 40.74% | 0.11 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Hornbeam | 25.93% | 0.07 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Cherry | 3.7% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 3.7% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Alder | 11.11% | 0.03 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Replant felled area | Aspen | 3.7% | 0.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 7 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 11.11% | 0.03 ha | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crichton Glen Site 463 Official SiteLink record for Crichton Glen ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 644 m away | Published area 75.93 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 373 621
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 444
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Rowanhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
- Landform
- 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.
- Macmerry · 100% Brown earths
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Nearby records
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