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FPA-12339

Gilmerton House

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Leylandii Parcel
Nearest town
Athelstaneford
Local authority
East Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT547776

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 23 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 22 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.10 ha
Conifer
0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-12339

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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.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
30 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area
0.1 ha
Estimated volume
16 m³
Proposed restocking
0.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Leyland cypress

Proposed restocking species

Beech Birch Holly Oak Rowan Sweet chestnut

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Leyland cypress 0.1 ha 40 yr 16 16 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Plant an alternative area Oak 25% 0.03 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
1 Plant an alternative area Beech 25% 0.03 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
1 Plant an alternative area Rowan 10% 0.01 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
1 Plant an alternative area Birch 10% 0.01 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
1 Plant an alternative area Holly 10% 0.01 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
1 Plant an alternative area Sweet chestnut 20% 0.02 ha 1,600 Restocking Area
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 547 776

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 331

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Kilmarnock
Parent material
Drifts derived from igneous and sedimentary rocks of Carboniferous 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.

  • Kilmarnock · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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