FPA-13557

Tewsgill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Tewsgill
Nearest town: Abington
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS974250

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 23 June 2026
Application accepted 23 June 2026
Consultation opens 24 June 2026
Consultation closes 23 June 2026
Decision issued 29 July 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 15.33 ha
Conifer: 15.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-13557

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 06:07 BST

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Status changed
30 Jul 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
27 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
8 Jul 2026, 21:38 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 24 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area: 15.33 ha
Estimated volume: 8,575 m³
Proposed restocking: 15.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
site	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	15.33 ha	39 yr	24,500	8,575 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
0002/A1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65.3%	10.01 ha	2,500	—	—
0002/A2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	17.16%	2.63 ha	2,500	—	—
0002/A	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	7.96%	1.22 ha	1,600	—	—
Remaining	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.59%	1.47 ha	—	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH25_0927 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0215_0216_A Trow Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0215_0216_B Trow Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0891 Normangill Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1071A P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 974 249

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 228

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex strong and steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-10859 Normangill	Location Crawford South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 3.59 ha	Decision issued 12 Oct 2023
FPA-10777 Normangill Forest	Location Crawford South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 4.48 ha	Decision issued 14 Sept 2023
FPA-11224 Camps	Location Crawford South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 23.57 ha	Decision issued 29 May 2024
FPA-10397 Camps	Location Crawford South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 28.32 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2023