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FPA-10995

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

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

Register grid reference: NT044694 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Moss Wood (Site 3-038) and Knightsridge East Road (Site 03-060)
Nearest town
Knightsridge, Livingston
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT044694
Total area
1.54 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-10995

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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
1.54 ha
Estimated volume
980 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HornbeamOakRowanScots pineSilver birchWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Moss Wood (03-038) 01a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.29 ha 40 yr 550 300 m³ Paint X at edge
Moss Wood (03-038) 01b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 40 yr 200 100 m³ Paint X at edge
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.79 ha 50 yr 1,250 410 m³ Paint X at edge
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.06 ha 50 yr 50 20 m³ Paint X at edge
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01b Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.25 ha 50 yr 400 120 m³ Paint X at edge
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.05 ha 50 yr 80 30 m³ Paint X at edge

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Moss Wood (03-038) 01a Replant felled area Scots pine 5.84% 0.09 ha 2,500 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01a Replant felled area Oak 5.84% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01a Replant felled area Silver birch 5.19% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01a Replant felled area Hornbeam 1.95% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01b Replant felled area Rowan 0.32% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01b Replant felled area Mixed broadleav es 0.32% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 2.6% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
Moss Wood (03-038) 01b Create Designed Open Ground — 3.25% 0.05 ha — — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01a Replant felled area Oak 32.47% 0.5 ha 1,600 — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01a Replant felled area Silver birch 16.23% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01a Replant felled area Hornbeam 6.49% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01b Replant felled area Mixed broadleav es 6.49% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01b Replant felled area Woody shrubs 5.84% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
Knightsridge East Road (3-060) 01b Create Designed Open Ground — 7.14% 0.11 ha — — -3/5 4/5

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-10489 Ladywell Wood Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 299 m away Area 0.89 ha Decision issued
FPA-11378 Knightsridge Wood Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 389 m away Area 5.7 ha Decision issued
CB199842 Railway Wood Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 1.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-10793 Railway Wood Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 5.2 ha Decision issued
CB295667 North Wood Location

Dechmont

West Lothian

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 5.12 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 4.0 km away Area 3.45 ha Approved
22FGS64605 Bankhead Woodland Creation Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 4.9 km away Area 6.35 ha Approved
25FGS88779 South Mains Farm Woodlands Expansion Location

Bathgate

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 6.65 ha Approved
21FGS61105 Morton Hill Woodland Creation Location

Livingston

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 62 ha Approved
20FGS54163 TTH Kipps Farm NWC Location

Linlithgow

West Lothian

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 14.21 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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