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FPA-10994

WLC Livingston 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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT026670 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Westcroft Wood (site 03-104)
Nearest town
Cousland, Livingston
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT026670
Total area
0.21 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 September 2023
  2. Application accepted 5 September 2023
  3. Consultation opens 7 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 5 October 2023
  5. Decision issued 26 October 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10994

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Oct 2023 – 25 Mar 2024
Felling area
0.21 ha
Estimated volume
249 m³
Thinning area
0.14 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

BirchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderField mapleHornbeamOakRowanSilver birchWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
03-104-01b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 40 yr 260 160 m³ Paint X at edge
03-104-01b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.02 ha 40 yr 10 4 m³ Paint X at edge
03-104-01b Clear Felling Birch 0.01 ha 40 yr 20 2 m³ Paint X at edge
03-104-01c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 40 yr 90 50 m³ Paint X at edge

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
03-104-01a Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 30 m³
03-104-01a Scots pine 0.02 ha 2 m³
03-104-01a Birch 0.02 ha 1 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
03-104-01b Replant felled area Oak 28.57% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01b Replant felled area Hornbea m 23.81% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01c Replant felled area Rowan 4.76% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01c Replant felled area Common alder 2.38% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01c Replant felled area Field maple 2.38% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01c Replant felled area Woody shrubs 9.52% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01b Replant felled area Silver birch 23.81% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
03-104-01c Create Designed Open Ground — 4.76% 0.01 ha — — -3/4

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
FPA-12667 Memsstar Ltd Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 392 m away Area 0.12 ha Approved
CB48292 West Lothian Crematorium Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 637 m away Area 0.27 ha Decision issued
FPA-12642 Kirkton Woods Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 981 m away Area 0.96 ha Approved
FPA-13634 Eliburn Woods Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 0.53 ha Approved
FPA-7956 Wilderness Wood Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.07 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
19FGS41346 Cousland Woodland Creation Location

SOUTH QUEENSFERRY

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 962 m away Area 3.45 ha Approved
25FGS88779 South Mains Farm Woodlands Expansion Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 6.65 ha Approved
22FGS64605 Bankhead Woodland Creation Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 6.2 km away Area 6.35 ha Approved
21FGS61105 Morton Hill Woodland Creation Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 6.9 km away Area 62 ha Approved
22FGS67847 Harburn Woodland Creation Location

Harburn

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 7.4 km away Area 24.1 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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