FPA-13187

Greenburn

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Greenburn Woodlands
Nearest town: Edinburgh
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT113662

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Key dates

Application registered 27 January 2026
Application accepted 28 January 2026
Consultation opens 28 April 2026
Consultation closes 26 May 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.40 ha

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FPA-13187

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:08 BST

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Status when first captured

Under Consideration

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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: 23 May 2026 – 23 May 2028
Felling area: 2.62 ha
Estimated volume: 1,430 m³
Thinning area: 10.41 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.62 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.4 ha	60 yr	1,800	600 m³	n/a
Cpt 5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.22 ha	60 yr	1,750	125 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
Cpt 1	Scots pine	2.5 ha	240 m³
Cpt 1	Norway spruce	1.7 ha	120 m³
Cpt 1	Mixed broadleaves	1.5 ha	100 m³
Cpt 2	Scots pine	1.3 ha	80 m³
Cpt 2	Norway spruce	0.7 ha	40 m³
Cpt 2	Mixed broadleaves	0.63 ha	25 m³
Cpt 4	Scots pine	1.46 ha	80 m³
Cpt 4	Sitka spruce	0.62 ha	20 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	50%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled Oak area	—	25%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Cherry area	—	25%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	65%	0.91 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	22.14%	0.31 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 113 662

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

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Macmerry · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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