FPA-11484

Greenshields Farm

Expired 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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cpt 1-6
Nearest town: Biggar
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT022436
Total area: 12.83 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 2 April 2024
Application accepted 11 April 2024
Consultation opens 11 June 2024
Consultation closes 11 June 2024
Decision issued 13 June 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11484

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 15 May 2024 – 15 May 2026
Felling area: 12.83 ha
Estimated volume: 4,260 m³
Proposed restocking: 12.83 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchMixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka 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	0.96 ha	50 yr	550	350 m³	na
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1 ha	50 yr	1,100	450 m³	na
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.35 ha	50 yr	300	50 m³	na
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	50 yr	900	250 m³	na
3	Clear Felling	Larch	0.3 ha	50 yr	400	150 m³	na
3	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.58 ha	50 yr	550	220 m³	na
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1 ha	40 yr	400	150 m³	na
4	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.4 ha	40 yr	250	80 m³	na
4	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.31 ha	40 yr	200	60 m³	na
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.31 ha	40 yr	7,000	1,400 m³	na
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.25 ha	50 yr	3,500	950 m³	na
6a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.67 ha	50 yr	400	150 m³	na

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	7.48%	0.96 ha	2,700	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.52%	1.35 ha	2,700	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	5.85%	0.75 ha	2,700	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Scots pine	5.92%	0.76 ha	2,700	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	4.6%	0.59 ha	2,700	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.6%	0.59 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.05%	0.52 ha	—	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.18%	4 ha	2,700	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	17.54%	2.25 ha	2,700	—	—
6a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	5.3%	0.68 ha	2,700	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.55%	0.07 ha	—	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.42%	0.31 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-7850 Greenshields Farm	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 391 m away	Area 12.83 ha	Decision issued 9 Jun 2021
FPA-12105 Whinbush Farm	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 5 Mar 2025
FLA01550 Lee and Carnwath Estate	Location Newbigging South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 4.55 ha	Decision issued 22 Sept 2016
FPA-10019 Cocklaw Plantation	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 30 Mar 2023
FPA-6838 Midhill Farm	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 1.86 ha	Decision issued 27 Jan 2020

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
22FGS69567 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation	Location Elsrickle South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 46.84 ha	Approved 30 Mar 2023
25FGS88862 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation Phase 3	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 25.41 ha	Approved 14 Nov 2025
23FGS76193 Cocklaw Moss Plantation	Location Elsrickle South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 3.32 ha	Approved 7 Mar 2024
23FGS76313 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation 2	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 34.07 ha	Approved 14 Mar 2024
20FGS49483 Fir Park Woodland Creation	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 41.55 ha	Approved 24 Jul 2020

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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