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FPA-11839

Longford Sandywood

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: NS978604 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Northern Wood (Cmpts 4a, 4b and 4c)
Nearest town
Breich
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NS978604
Total area
3.48 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 14 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 13 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 19 November 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11839

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
19 Aug 2024 – 1 Jul 2026
Felling area
3.48 ha
Estimated volume
1,321.26 m³
Proposed restocking
3.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 51 yr 1,247 189.81 m³ tape
4a Clear Felling European larch 0.5 ha 51 yr 1,247 189.81 m³ tape
4b Clear Felling European larch 1.12 ha 51 yr 2,800 425.98 m³ tape
4c Clear Felling European larch 1.36 ha 51 yr 3,390 515.66 m³ tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
4a Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves — 28.76% 1 ha 1,600 — —
4b Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves — 32.22% 1.12 ha 1,600 — —
4c Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves — 39.12% 1.36 ha 1,600 — —

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
FPA-7243 Longford Farm, West Calder Location

West Calder

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 174 m away Area 0.52 ha Decision issued
FPA-13645 Longford Sandys Wood Location

Breich

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 473 m away Area 0.37 ha Approved
FPA-8073 Harburnhead Location

West Calder

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 8.48 ha Decision issued
CB197557 Stoneheap Wood Location

Stoneyburn

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 1.21 ha Decision issued
CB197606 Stoneheap Wood Location

Stoneyburn/Bents

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 1.04 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
20FGS51203 Whitesykes Woodland Creation Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 746 m away Area 32.36 ha Approved
20FGS53887 TTH Handaxwood Plantation Location

Fauldhouse

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 3.18 ha Approved
21FGS60345 Handaxwood Woodland 2021 Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 3.41 ha Approved
19FGS42883 East Badallan Woodland Creation Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 49.32 ha Approved
24FGS83540 Hardgatehead Location

Wilsontown

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 6.3 km away Area 80.86 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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