FPA-12489

Clint Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Birks Plantation
Nearest town: Garvald
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT604718

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Key dates

Application registered 23 April 2025
Application accepted 23 April 2025
Consultation opens 7 May 2025
Consultation closes 4 June 2025
Decision issued 25 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 2.06 ha
Conifer: 0.89 ha
Broadleaf: 0.73 ha

Official source

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FPA-12489

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

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9 Jul 2026, 09:55 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: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jul 2027
Felling area: 2.06 ha
Estimated volume: 2,030 m³
Thinning area: 9.38 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking: 2.06 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Ash Birch Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5f	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.89 ha	40 yr	560	320 m³	—
5f	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.44 ha	40 yr	170	75 m³	—
5f	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.23 ha	40 yr	110	60 m³	—
5g	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.5 ha	60 yr	100	50 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before basal area (m²/ha)	After basal area (m²/ha)
5c	Larch	4.24 ha	560 m³	30	18
5c	Sitka spruce	2.27 ha	150 m³	30	18
5c	Douglas fir	0.33 ha	140 m³	30	18
5c	Scots pine	0.7 ha	135 m³	30	18
5c	Mixed broadleaves	1.84 ha	540 m³	30	18

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5f	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	37.86%	0.78 ha	2,500	—	—
5f	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7.77%	0.16 ha	2,500	—	—
5f	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	15.05%	0.31 ha	2,500	—	—
5f	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	11.17%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
5f	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.88%	0.08 ha	—	—	—
5g	Restock by natural regeneration	Sycamore	9.71%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
5g	Restock by natural regeneration	Ash	9.71%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
5g	Restock by natural regeneration	Birch	4.85%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
Rammer Cleugh Site 1327 Official SiteLink record for Rammer Cleugh ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 481.72 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Rammer Cleugh

Site 1327

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 481.72 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 604 718

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association: Hobkirk
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
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.

Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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