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FPA-11190

West Lothian Council Woods

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Polkemmet Counry Park Woods
Nearest town
Whitburn
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS924649

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 December 2023
  2. Application accepted 16 February 2024
  3. Consultation opens 1 May 2024
  4. Consultation closes 30 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 1 May 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
9.95 ha
Conifer
7.58 ha
Broadleaf
1.66 ha

Official source

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FPA-11190

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

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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
28 Mar 2024 – 30 Mar 2025
Felling area
9.95 ha
Estimated volume
1,301 m³
Thinning area
23.31 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
9.95 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 60 yr 13 40 m³ paint slash
1b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.32 ha 60 yr 35 35 m³ paint slash
1b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.93 ha 60 yr 100 116.5 m³ paint slash
1b Clear Felling Larch 0.29 ha 60 yr 31 36.5 m³ paint slash
1b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.04 ha 60 yr 4 7 m³ paint slash
1b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.27 ha 60 yr 8 4.5 m³ paint slash
2b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.61 ha 60 yr 100 70.5 m³ paint slash
2b Clear Felling Larch 0.1 ha 60 yr 16 14.5 m³ paint slash
2b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 60 yr 13 24 m³ paint slash
2b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 60 yr 12 8 m³ paint slash
3b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 60 yr 4 5.5 m³ paint slash
3b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.39 ha 60 yr 16 25 m³ paint slash
3b Clear Felling Scots pine 1 ha 60 yr 40 39 m³ paint slash
3b Clear Felling Larch 0.17 ha 60 yr 12 12.5 m³ paint slash
3b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 60 yr 4 1 m³ paint slash
3c Clear Felling Larch 0.12 ha 60 yr 5 2.5 m³ paint slash
4b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.82 ha 60 yr 70 58.5 m³ paint slash
4b Clear Felling Larch 0.17 ha 60 yr 16 14 m³ paint slash
4b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.08 ha 60 yr 6 12.5 m³ paint slash
4b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.15 ha 60 yr 8 12 m³ paint slash
5b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.7 ha 60 yr 70 58 m³ paint slash
5b Clear Felling Larch 0.15 ha 60 yr 15 14 m³ paint slash
5b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 60 yr 6 12 m³ paint slash
5b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.09 ha 60 yr 8 12 m³ paint slash
6b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 60 yr 15 50 m³ paint slash
6b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.15 ha 60 yr 50 73 m³ paint slash
6b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.01 ha 60 yr 4 6 m³ paint slash
6b Clear Felling Ash 0.15 ha 60 yr 45 13 m³ paint slash
6b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 60 yr 35 11 m³ paint slash
9b Felling Individual Trees Beech 0.12 ha 200 yr 2 5 m³
10b Felling Individual Trees Mixed broadleaves 0.09 ha 60 yr 2 1 m³ paint slash
11b Clear Felling Scots pine 1.38 ha 100 yr 95 150 m³ paint slash
11b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 100 yr 10 23.5 m³ paint slash
11b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.25 ha 200 yr 14 7.5 m³ paint slash
11c Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.06 ha 100 yr 6 9 m³ paint slash
11c Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.2 ha 100 yr 2 2 m³ paint slash
13b Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.08 ha 6 7 m³
13c Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.03 ha 3 4 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
1a Mixed conifers 1.82 ha 16.5 m³
2a Scots pine 2.26 ha 10 m³
2a Mixed broadleaves 0.64 ha 1 m³
3a Mixed conifers 2.75 ha 31 m³
4a Scots pine 1.21 ha 14.5 m³
4c Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 2.5 m³
4c Mixed broadleaves 0.04 ha 2 m³
5a Beech 0.27 ha 3 m³
5a Mixed conifers 0.13 ha 3 m³
5a Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 2 m³
6a Mixed conifers 0.66 ha 17 m³
6a Ash 0.3 ha 6 m³
7a Mixed conifers 0.97 ha 6.5 m³
7a Mixed broadleaves 0.61 ha 1.5 m³
8a and 9a Norway spruce 1.02 ha 9.5 m³
8a and 9a Scots pine 0.69 ha 20 m³
8a and 9a Mixed broadleaves 1.94 ha 15 m³
8a and 9a Ash 0.74 ha 19 m³
10a Norway spruce 0.55 ha 17 m³
10a Mixed broadleaves 0.21 ha 1.5 m³
10a Ash 0.77 ha 2 m³
10c Scots pine 0.74 ha 1 m³
10d Beech 0.55 ha 1 m³
11a Scots pine 0.85 ha 24 m³
11a Mixed broadleaves 0.16 ha 0.5 m³
12a Sitka spruce 0.21 ha 16.5 m³
12a Norway spruce 0.14 ha 2.5 m³
12a Scots pine 1.2 ha 45 m³
12a Mixed broadleaves 0.06 ha 0.5 m³
12a Ash 0.48 ha 4.5 m³
13a Mixed conifers 0.43 ha 2 m³
14a Mixed broadleaves 0.27 ha 3 m³
14a Mixed conifers 0.24 ha 3 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1b Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 10% 0.2 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Oak 30% 0.59 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 30% 0.59 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled area Mixed conifers 30% 0.59 ha 2,500
2b Replant felled area Oak 20% 0.18 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 60% 0.55 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Mixed conifers 20% 0.18 ha 2,500
3b Replant felled area Oak 20% 0.35 ha 1,600
3b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 60% 1.05 ha 1,600
3b Replant felled area Mixed conifers 20% 0.35 ha 2,500
3c Create Designed Open Ground 100% 0.12 ha
4br Replant felled area Oak 20% 0.24 ha 1,600
4b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 60% 0.73 ha 1,600
4b Replant felled area Mixed conifers 20% 0.24 ha 2,500
5b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 1 ha 1,600
6b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.47 ha 1,600
9b Restock with individual trees Red oak 100% 0.12 ha 2
10b Restock with individual trees Red oak 100% 0.09 ha 2
11b Replant felled area Oak 20% 0.39 ha 1,600
11b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 70% 1.35 ha 1,600
11b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 10% 0.19 ha 1,600
11c Create Designed Open Ground 100% 0.26 ha
13b Restock with individual trees Hornbeam 100% 0.08 ha 6
13c Restock with individual trees Oak 100% 0.03 ha 3
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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

STH19_0509_0510

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

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 923 648

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Macmerry · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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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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