FPA-13634

Eliburn Woods

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartment 14a
Nearest town: Livingston
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT027681

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 3 August 2026
Application accepted 3 August 2026
Consultation opens 19 August 2026
Consultation closes 16 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.53 ha
Conifer: 0.43 ha
Broadleaf: 0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-13634

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First archived 20 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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17 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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Status changed
17 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
20 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 15 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2028
Felling area: 0.53 ha
Estimated volume: 172 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.53 ha · 100% of felling licence

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14a-1	Clear Felling Hybrid larch	All of this species within the block	0.31 ha	35 yr	154	127 m³	—
14a-2	Clear Felling Sitka spruce	All of trees within the block	0.05 ha	45 yr	28	35 m³	—
14a-3	Clear Felling Scots pine	To be sprayed	0.07 ha	45 yr	10	5 m³	—
14a	Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves	To be sprayed	0.1 ha	20 yr	20	5 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14a-MB	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	56.6%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
14a-MS	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	20.75%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
14a-OG	Create Designed Open Ground	—	22.64%	0.12 ha	—	—	—

Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH18_1290_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 642 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1290_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 792 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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
Tailend Moss Site 1513 Official SiteLink record for Tailend Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 29.97 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Tailend Moss

Site 1513

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 29.97 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 027 681

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Macmerry · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10994 WLC Livingston Woods	Location Cousland, Livingston West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.21 ha	Decision issued 26 Oct 2023
CB48292 West Lothian Crematorium	Location Livingston West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.27 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2012
FPA-12667 Memsstar Ltd	Location Livingston West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.12 ha	Approved 26 Aug 2025
FPA-12618 North Wood	Location Livingstone West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 1.53 ha	Approved 31 Jul 2025
FPA-12291 North Wood	Location Livingston West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.45 ha	Approved 27 Feb 2025