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FPA-11083

Harburn Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 22, 23, 25, 60, 65, 83 & 103
Nearest town
West Calder
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT053608

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 October 2023
  2. Application accepted 17 October 2023
  3. Consultation opens 21 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 20 March 2024
  5. Decision issued 27 March 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
7.64 ha
Conifer
1.71 ha
Broadleaf
4.13 ha

Official source

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FPA-11083

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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
21 Mar 2024 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area
7.64 ha
Estimated volume
1,130 m³
Proposed restocking
7.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
22 Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.8 ha 35 yr 1,600 360 m³ n/a
23 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.46 ha 40 yr 600 160 m³ n/a
25 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.9 ha 50 yr 750 320 m³ n/a
60 Selective Felling Ash 0.45 ha 25 yr 400 40 m³ n/a
65 Selective Felling Ash 0.9 ha 25 yr 800 80 m³ n/a
83 Selective Felling Ash 1.36 ha 25 yr 1,200 100 m³ n/a
103 Clear Felling Ash 1.42 ha 25 yr 900 50 m³ n/a
103 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.35 ha 25 yr 400 20 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
22 Replant felled area Noble fir 11.78% 0.9 ha 2,500
22 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 11.78% 0.9 ha 1,600
23 Replant felled area Noble fir 3.01% 0.23 ha 2,500
23 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 3.01% 0.23 ha 1,600
25 Replant felled area Scots pine 3.93% 0.3 ha 2,500
25 Replant felled area Douglas fir 3.93% 0.3 ha 2,500
25 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 3.93% 0.3 ha 1,600
60 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.96% 0.15 ha 2,500
60 Replant felled area Douglas fir 1.96% 0.15 ha 2,500
60 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 1.96% 0.15 ha 1,600
65 Replant felled area Scots pine 3.93% 0.3 ha 2,500
65 Replant felled area Douglas fir 3.93% 0.3 ha 2,500
65 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 3.93% 0.3 ha 1,600
83 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.89% 0.45 ha 2,500
83 Replant felled area Douglas fir 5.89% 0.45 ha 2,500
83 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 6.02% 0.46 ha 1,600
103 Replant felled area Norway spruce 23.17% 1.77 ha 2,500
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 052 607

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

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.

  • Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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