FPA-12347
Woodhall
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Woodhall Big Wood
- Nearest town
- Tranent
- Local authority
- East Lothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT425680
Key dates
- Application registered 11 March 2025
- Application accepted 11 March 2025
- Consultation opens 30 April 2025
- Consultation closes 29 April 2025
- Decision issued 1 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 0.50 ha
- Conifer
- 0.50 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12347 Find FPA-12347 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.
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Track changes
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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
- 31 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
- Felling area
- 0.5 ha
- Estimated volume
- 230 m³
- Thinning area
- 3 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Selective Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.5 ha | 40 yr | 100 | 130 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Birch | 3 ha | 100 m³ | 1,000 | 800 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 424 680
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 445
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Rowanhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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