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FPA-11190

West Lothian Council Woods

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
  • FO - Felling Individual Trees
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NS924649 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Polkemmet Counry Park Woods
Nearest town
Whitburn
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NS924649
Total area
9.95 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11190

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Forestry operations

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

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

Species in felling operations

AshBeechLarchMixed broadleavesMixed conifersNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HornbeamMixed broadleavesMixed conifersOakRed oakWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
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/Cpt Species Area Volume 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/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative 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 —

Nearby

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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-11855 West Lothian Council Woods Location

Whitburn

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 2.61 ha Approved
FLA-6060 Harthill Location

Harthill

North Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 56 ha Decision issued
FPA-11191 Treesbank Location

Harthill

North Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 3.2 km away Area 7.72 ha Decision issued
FPA-7280 Benhar Location

Harthill

North Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 4 ha Decision issued
FPA-10845 Blackmoss Nature Reserve Location

Armadale

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 3.7 km away Area 2.62 ha Decision issued

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
20FGS50444 Blairmuckhole Plantation Location

Shotts

North Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 47.33 ha Approved
22FGS68207 Leadloch Woodland Creation Location

Leadlock

North Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 57.45 ha Approved
19FGS42883 East Badallan Woodland Creation Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 49.32 ha Approved
20FGS53887 TTH Handaxwood Plantation Location

Fauldhouse

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 3.18 ha Approved
21FGS60345 Handaxwood Woodland 2021 Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.7 km away Area 3.41 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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    Expired

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