FPA-11940

Railway Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Railway Wood
Nearest town: Livingston
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT054670

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 3 October 2024
Application accepted 4 October 2024
Consultation opens 7 October 2024
Consultation closes 3 November 2024
Decision issued 11 November 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 0.30 ha
Conifer: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-11940

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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
9 Jul 2026, 10:03 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: 21 Oct 2024 – 21 Oct 2026
Felling area: 0.3 ha
Estimated volume: 80 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2b	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.3 ha	49 yr	360	80 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2b	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	66.67%	0.2 ha	2,100	—	—
2b	Replant felled Woody shrubs area	—	16.67%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	16.67%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—

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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_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1290_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 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
Calderwood Site 294 Official SiteLink record for Calderwood ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 59.95 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Calderwood

Site 294

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.7 km away

Published area 59.95 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 053 670

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

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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

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