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FPA-12149

Wester Blackcastle

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT015534 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Compartment 1, 2 & 3
Nearest town
Carnwath
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT015534
Total area
29.07 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 13 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 18 February 2025
  4. Consultation closes 17 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 18 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12149

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area
29.07 ha
Estimated volume
9,360 m³
Proposed restocking
29.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 15.5 ha 40 yr 24,800 4,800 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 1.7 ha 40 yr 900 340 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.2 ha 40 yr 9,900 1,700 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.36 ha 40 yr 750 1,100 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.6 ha 40 yr 4,300 1,280 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.71 ha 40 yr 640 140 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 38.7% 11.25 ha 2,700 — —
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 3.37% 0.98 ha 2,700 — —
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.33% 1.55 ha 2,700 — —
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.51% 1.02 ha 1,600 — —
1 Create Designed Open Ground — 8.26% 2.4 ha — — —
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.48% 4.79 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 4.75% 1.38 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 3.27% 0.95 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.58% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —
2 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.93% 0.27 ha — — —
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 10.22% 2.97 ha 2,700 — —
3 Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.62% 0.47 ha 2,700 — —
3 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.72% 0.5 ha 2,700 — —
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.86% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
3 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.41% 0.12 ha — — —

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
FLA03052 Wester Blackcastle Location

Tarbrax

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 476 m away Area 8.45 ha Decision issued
CB219849 Wester Blackcastle Location

Carnwath

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 764 m away Area 1.03 ha Decision issued
FPA-11381 Lawhead Farm Location

Tarbrax

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 801 m away Area 1.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-7256 Lawhead Farm Location

West Calder

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 1.21 ha Decision issued
FLA03644 Corse Law Location

Carnwath

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 39.46 ha Decision issued

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
25FGS88079 Dykefoot New Woodland Creation 2025 Location

Tarbrax

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 56.51 ha Approved
24FGS83540 Hardgatehead Location

Wilsontown

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 80.86 ha Approved
23FGS76494 West Sidewood Location

Braehead

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 10.1 ha Approved
20FGS53424 The Greens 3 Woodland Creation Location

Carnwath

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 17.78 ha Approved
20FGS49483 Fir Park Woodland Creation Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 41.55 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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