FPA-12456

Hagbrae Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

SF - Selective Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Stetchendean
Nearest town: Gorebridge
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT374622
Total area: 0.27 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12456

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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

AshBeechMixed broadleavesPoplarSycamore

Proposed restocking species

AlderAspenCherryHazelHornbeamPedunculate oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed 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.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
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

Detailed proposed restocking operations
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	—	—	—

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8736 Vogrie Country Park	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.07 ha	Decision issued 7 Feb 2022
CB30771 Carcant	Location Heriot Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 8 May 2012
FPA-7157 Southside Farm	Location Gorebridge Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.46 ha	Decision issued 29 May 2020
FLA00576 Southside Farm	Location Mayfield Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 20 Aug 2015
FPA-11382 Ford Mill House	Location Pathhead Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 1.04 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2024

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
20FGS51244 TTH Overwells Phase 1	Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 686 m away	Area 3.38 ha	Approved 23 Oct 2020
20FGS49263 Hagbrae Woodland Creation	Location Gorebridge Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 18.2 ha	Approved 8 Apr 2021
18FGS33896 Shank Woodland Creation Application	Location Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 5.5 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation	Location pathhead Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 0.83 ha	Approved 26 May 2022
26FGS93379 Blackcastle New Woodland Creation	Location Gorebridge Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 11.99 ha	Approved 8 Oct 2026

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:37 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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