17FGS24878

Cairns Farm Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

Approved woodland creation area — Native Upland Birch
Approved woodland creation area — Conifer

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.

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

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Country: Scotland
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS294554
Total area: 85.48 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 10 May 2018
Consultation closes 7 June 2018
Decision issued 9 April 2019
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

17FGS24878

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

Native Upland Birch · 6.7773 ha · Approved 2018 · Planned claim 2018
Conifer · 54.9504 ha · Approved 2018 · Planned claim 2018

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination	Mapped claim area	Claims
Native Mixed Broadleaves	2.97 ha	Claim 1 / 2018
Pine - Scots	5.58 ha	Claim 1 / 2018
Spruce - Sitka	41.13 ha	Claim 1 / 2018
Birch	6 ha	Claim 1 / 2018

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

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
FLA03289 Cairns Farm	Location Kirknewton West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.88 ha	Decision issued 26 Oct 2018
FPA-12558 Colzeum	Location Kirknewton West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.55 ha	Approved 3 Jul 2025
FPA-8169 Harburn Estate	Location West Calder West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 5.4 ha	Decision issued 7 Jul 2021
CB01307 Fauch Hill	Location Kirknewton West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 13.07 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2012
FPA-13323 Harburn Estate	Location West Calder West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 1.14 ha	Approved 21 May 2026

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
18FGS25477 Whitelea Burn	Location West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 878 m away	Area 44.86 ha	Approved 24 Apr 2019
20FGS49004 TTH Cairns Farm 2020 Plantations	Location Kirknewton West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 2.46 ha	Approved 27 Jul 2022
21FGS61105 Morton Hill Woodland Creation	Location Livingston West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 62 ha	Approved 20 Dec 2021
22FGS67847 Harburn Woodland Creation	Location Harburn West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 24.1 ha	Approved 8 Nov 2022
26FGS94300 Baddinsgil Riparian Woodland	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 5.3 km away	Area 12.49 ha	Key date Not published

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Land listings

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

Changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 15:10 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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