FPA-9356

Knockour

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

SF - Selective Felling
T - Thinning

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Knockour Wood
Nearest town: Balloch
Local authority: West Dunbartonshire Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS391855
Total area: 1.90 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 28 March 2022
Application accepted 28 March 2022
Consultation opens 8 April 2022
Consultation closes 6 May 2022
Decision issued 8 June 2022
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9356

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2024
Felling area: 1.9 ha
Estimated volume: 1,716 m³
Thinning area: 27.9 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

European larch

Proposed restocking species

Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Selective Felling	European larch	1.9 ha	50 yr	602	150 m³	Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 2	Mixed conifers	2.7 ha	210 m³	2,000	1,400
Cpt 2	Mixed broadleaves	9.7 ha	480 m³	2,000	1,400
Cpt 3	Sitka spruce	4.6 ha	331 m³	2,000	1,400
Cpt 3	Mixed broadleaves	10.9 ha	545 m³	2,000	1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Oak	100%	1.9 ha	1,600	—	-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-12442 Knockour	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 44 m away	Area 10.14 ha	Approved 28 Jul 2025
FPA-8248 Whinny Hill	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.22 ha	Decision issued 30 Aug 2021
FPA-13137 Balloch Country Park	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Approved 6 Mar 2026
FLA00783 Balloch Castle Country Park	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 2.14 ha	Decision issued 25 Nov 2015
FPA-11283 Cameron Estate	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.0 km away	Area 0.35 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2024

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
18FGS35718 Whinny Hill WC	Location West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 939 m away	Area 3.32 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
20FGS52303 Arden Woodland Creation 2020	Location Alexandria Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 26.4 ha	Approved 23 Sept 2021
19FGS37703 Overton Farm WC	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 16.42 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
20FGS53963 Blackthird Farm New Woodland Creation	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 87.47 ha	Approved 25 Feb 2022
17FGS22558 Gartachor	Location Stirling	Status Approved	Distance 7.8 km away	Area 6.15 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 20:20 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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