FPA-12189

Chesterhall Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartment 1,2&3
Nearest town: Wiston
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS965324

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 27 January 2025
Application accepted 27 January 2025
Consultation opens 7 March 2025
Consultation closes 7 March 2025
Decision issued 7 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 4.99 ha
Conifer: 4.99 ha

Official source

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FPA-12189

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

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Track changes

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9 Jul 2026, 09:59 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: 4 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area: 4.99 ha
Estimated volume: 1,400 m³
Thinning area: 1.41 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 4.99 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.83 ha	40 yr	3,430	880 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.3 ha	70 yr	580	272 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.5 ha	35 yr	450	120 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.25 ha	35 yr	220	60 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.07 ha	40 yr	50	20 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.04 ha	70 yr	20	8 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
4	Sitka spruce	1.41 ha	40 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	8.62%	0.43 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	37.88%	1.89 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	11.62%	0.58 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	17.43%	0.87 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	4.01%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	5.41%	0.27 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Hawthorn area	—	3.81%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Rowan area	—	3.81%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Oak area	—	3.81%	0.19 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Birch area	—	3.61%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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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
Tinto Hills Site 1540 Official SiteLink record for Tinto Hills ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 1,480.18 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Tinto Hills

Site 1540

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.1 km away

Published area 1,480.18 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 964 323

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 414

Brown earths

Soil association: Mountboy
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone lavas and sediments
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Mountboy · 70% Brown earths
Garvock · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Within 10 km

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