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FPA-11378

Knightsridge Wood

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ladywell Wood (compartments 10, 12 & 13)
Nearest town
Livingston
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT045690

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 February 2024
  2. Application accepted 27 February 2024
  3. Consultation opens 28 May 2024
  4. Consultation closes 27 May 2024
  5. Decision issued 29 May 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
5.70 ha
Conifer
5.67 ha
Broadleaf
0.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-11378

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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 Aug 2024 – 15 Aug 2026
Felling area
5.7 ha
Estimated volume
1,940 m³
Thinning area
0.03 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
5.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
10a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.2 ha 54 yr 1,105 1,105 m³ paint
10a Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.3 ha 22 yr 40 10 m³ paint
10b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 54 yr 85 65 m³ paint
10c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.22 ha 54 yr 165 130 m³ paint
13a Clear Felling European larch 2.6 ha 55 yr 850 400 m³ none
13a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.7 ha 55 yr 165 125 m³ paint
13a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 25 yr 30 30 m³ paint
13c Clear Felling European larch 0.2 ha 54 yr 80 50 m³ paint
13c Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 25 yr 20 10 m³ paint
13c Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.05 ha 54 yr 10 10 m³ paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
10b Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
10a Replant felled area Woody shrubs 5.26% 0.3 ha 1,600
10a Replant felled area Scots pine 2.98% 0.17 ha 1,600
10a Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 17.54% 1 ha 1,600
10b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 1.75% 0.1 ha 1,600
10b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 4.74% 0.27 ha 1,600
10b Replant felled area Scots pine 0.35% 0.02 ha 1,600
10c Replant felled area Woody shrubs 0.88% 0.05 ha 1,600
10c Replant felled area Scots pine 0.35% 0.02 ha 1,600
10c Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.11% 0.12 ha 1,600
13a Replant felled area Woody shrubs 11.58% 0.66 ha 1,600
13a Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 22.11% 1.26 ha 1,600
13a Replant felled area Scots pine 14.04% 0.8 ha 1,600
13a Create Designed Open Ground 10.53% 0.6 ha
13c Replant felled area Woody shrubs 0.88% 0.05 ha 1,600
13c Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.81% 0.16 ha 1,600
13c Create Designed Open Ground 0.88% 0.05 ha
10b Create Designed Open Ground 0.7% 0.04 ha
10c Create Designed Open Ground 0.53% 0.03 ha
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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

STH17_1303_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1290_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1303_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1290_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 045 689

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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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.