FPA-11194

Biggarshiels Mains Farm

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Compartment 2a (part)
Nearest town: Biggar
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT046417
Total area: 0.92 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 7 December 2023
Application accepted 12 December 2023
Consultation opens 31 January 2024
Consultation closes 31 January 2024
Decision issued 1 February 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11194

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2026
Felling area: 0.92 ha
Estimated volume: 287 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pine

Proposed restocking species

RowanScots pineSilver birchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.83 ha	67 yr	370	265 m³	none
2a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.07 ha	67 yr	25	18 m³	none
2a	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	15 yr	15	4 m³	none

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	89.13%	0.82 ha	2,500	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	5.43%	0.05 ha	2,500	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Silver birch	3.26%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Replant felled area	Rowan	2.17%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

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
FLA02515 Cocklaw Plantation	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 856 m away	Area 2.95 ha	Decision issued 6 Nov 2017
FPA-10019 Cocklaw Plantation	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 924 m away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 30 Mar 2023
FPA-11208 Hyndshawland	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.73 ha	Decision issued 8 Feb 2024
FPA-6838 Midhill Farm	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1.86 ha	Decision issued 27 Jan 2020
FPA-13538 Biggarshiels Farm	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 5.28 ha	Approved 13 Aug 2026

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
23FGS76193 Cocklaw Moss Plantation	Location Elsrickle South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 439 m away	Area 3.32 ha	Approved 7 Mar 2024
22FGS69567 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation	Location Elsrickle South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 920 m away	Area 46.84 ha	Approved 30 Mar 2023
25FGS88862 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation Phase 3	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 25.41 ha	Approved 14 Nov 2025
24FGS81199 Backsheils Farm FGS	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 10 ha	Approved 30 Jan 2025
23FGS76313 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation 2	Location Biggar South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 34.07 ha	Approved 14 Mar 2024

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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