FPA-11484
Greenshields Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpt 1-6
- Nearest town
- Biggar
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT022436
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 Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 12.83 ha
- Conifer
- 12.17 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.31 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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- Status when first captured
- Expired
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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
- 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
Larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
Proposed restocking species
Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce
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
| 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 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 021 435
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Alluvial soils
Map unit 1
Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Alluvial Soils
- Parent material
- Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
- Landform
- Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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