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FPA-9261

Whitecastle Farm

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT018418 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1,2,3,4 & 5
Nearest town
Biggar
Local authority
South Lanarkshire Council
Forestry administration
Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT018418
Total area
3.04 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 March 2022
  2. Application accepted 8 March 2022
  3. Consultation opens 14 March 2022
  4. Consultation closes 11 April 2022
  5. Decision issued 12 April 2022
  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-9261

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2022 – 1 May 2024
Felling area
3.04 ha
Estimated volume
770 m³
Thinning area
0.37 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.77 ha 55 yr 1,800 480 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.51 ha 45 yr 700 150 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 45 yr 700 60 m³ N/A
3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.42 ha 45 yr 250 50 m³ N/A
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.14 ha 45 yr 80 20 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
5 Sitka spruce 0.37 ha 10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 58.22% 1.77 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 11.51% 0.35 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 11.84% 0.36 ha 2,700 — —
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 13.82% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.61% 0.14 ha 2,700 — -2/3

Nearby

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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-6452 Huntfield Estate Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 363 m away Area 6.78 ha Decision issued
CB351898 Huntfield Farm Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.49 ha Decision issued
FPA-6809 Huntfield Estate Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 3.51 ha Decision issued
FLA02109 Quothquan Mill Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-13018 Hillsgill Location

Liberton

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 13.89 ha Approved

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
18FGS34102 Huntfield Forestry 2019 Location

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 66.17 ha Approved
22FGS69567 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation Location

Elsrickle

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 46.84 ha Approved
23FGS76193 Cocklaw Moss Plantation Location

Elsrickle

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 3.32 ha Approved
25FGS88862 Hyndshawland Woodland Creation Phase 3 Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 25.41 ha Approved
24FGS81199 Backsheils Farm FGS Location

Biggar

South Lanarkshire

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 10 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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