FPA-12291
North Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- North Wood
- Nearest town
- Livingston
- Local authority
- West Lothian Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT027701
Key dates
- Application registered 24 February 2025
- Application accepted 24 February 2025
- Consultation opens 27 February 2025
- Consultation closes 26 February 2025
- Decision issued 27 February 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.45 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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
- 1 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 0.45 ha
- Estimated volume
- 132 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.45 ha · 100% of felling licence
Proposed restocking species
Birch Bird cherry Crab apple Field maple Hazel Holly Oak Rowan
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBE | Clear Felling Norway spruce | All of this Species within the block | 0.24 ha | 55 yr | 55 | 70 m³ | — |
| CBW | Clear Felling Norway spruce | All of this Species within the block | 0.21 ha | 55 yr | 50 | 62 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBE | Replant felled area | Oak | 13.33% | 0.06 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Birch | 8.89% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Rowan | 8.89% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Crab apple | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Bird cherry | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Field maple | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Holly | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBE | Replant felled area | Hazel | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Oak | 6.67% | 0.03 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Birch | 8.89% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Rowan | 8.89% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Crab apple | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Bird cherry | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Field maple | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Holly | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| CBW | Replant felled area | Hazel | 4.44% | 0.02 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH17_1303_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.4 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH17_1303_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 1.7 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH18_1290_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 2.2 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH18_1290_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 2.3 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
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 027 701
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
Nearby records
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