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FPA-13515

Fortissat Mains Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Fortissat
Nearest town
Salsburgh
Local authority
North Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS849613

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 9 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 18 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 17 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 10 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
5.44 ha
Conifer
5.44 ha

Official source

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FPA-13515

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

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

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    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
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
Felling area
5.44 ha
Estimated volume
1,360 m³
Proposed restocking
5.44 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.44 ha 25 yr 5,400 1,360 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 - Blue Replant felled area Sitka spruce 59.93% 3.26 ha 2,500 — —
2 - Brown Replant felled area Birch 20.04% 1.09 ha 1,600 — —
2 - Bronw Replant felled area Oak 20.04% 1.09 ha 1,600 — —
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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

STH18_1440

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_1068_Hartfield_A

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_1068_Hartfield_B

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.3 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses

Site 1690

Official SiteLink record for Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses ↗ 		Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 106.85 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 849 613

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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.