FPA-13116

Carron Valley Community Woodland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Carron Valley Community Woodland
Nearest town: Denny
Local authority: North Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS726837

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Key dates

Application registered 5 January 2026
Application accepted 5 January 2026
Consultation opens 9 January 2026
Consultation closes 6 February 2026
Decision issued 23 March 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.64 ha
Broadleaf: 0.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-13116

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 14:19 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:45 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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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 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2027
Felling area: 2.64 ha
Estimated volume: 1,000 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.64 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Norway spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Alder Scots pine Sitka spruce Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2b1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.1 ha	—	—	439 m³	—
2b5	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.63 ha	—	—	250 m³	—
2b2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.2 ha	—	—	78 m³	—
2b4	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.25 ha	—	—	100 m³	—
2b7	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.27 ha	—	—	107 m³	—
2j2	Clear Felling	Beech	0.03 ha	—	—	4 m³	—
2j1	Clear Felling	Beech	0.07 ha	—	—	10 m³	—
2j3	Clear Felling	Beech	0.03 ha	—	—	4 m³	—
2j4	Clear Felling	Beech	0.02 ha	—	—	3 m³	—
2g3	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	—	—	3 m³	—
2g4	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	—	—	2 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2e1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	26.52%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—
2e2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	7.58%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
2e3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30.68%	0.81 ha	2,500	—	—
2f1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	14.77%	0.39 ha	2,500	—	—
2c2	Replant felled area	Common alder	3.79%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2c2	Replant felled area	Willow	3.79%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2c7	Replant felled area	Common alder	4.17%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
2c7	Replant felled area	Willow	4.17%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
2z4	Create Designed Open Ground	Sitka spruce	0.38%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	—
2z5	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.38%	0.01 ha	—	—	—
2z6	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.79%	0.1 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
STH23_0165-0782 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 8 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0248 Slafarqhuar P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 472 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0418-0419_1056-1057 Carron P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1055-1059 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0417b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 725 837

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 156

Brown earths with peaty gleys

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Hummocky moraines

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Faulds · 50% Brown earths
KIRKTONMOOR(PG) · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees