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FPA-12690

Longrigg

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Longrigg
Nearest town
Slamannan
Local authority
Falkirk Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS834708

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 15 December 2025
  4. Consultation closes 14 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 16 December 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
4.20 ha
Conifer
4.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12690

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

    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 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2027
Felling area
4.2 ha
Estimated volume
1,861 m³
Thinning area
10.99 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
4.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.18 ha 20 yr 2,360 448 m³ n
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.59 ha 20 yr 5,180 984 m³ n
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.11 ha 20 yr 220 33 m³ n
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.32 ha 20 yr 640 96 m³ n

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore basal area (m²/ha)After basal area (m²/ha)
1 Sitka spruce 0.39 ha 23 m³ 2,000 1,700
1 Sitka spruce 1.31 ha 46 m³ 2,000 1,640
1 Norway spruce 2.4 ha 46 m³ 2,000 1,900
1 Sitka spruce 3.13 ha 76 m³ 2,000 1,880
2 Sitka spruce 3.76 ha 109 m³ 2,000 1,840

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.32% 1.18 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 41.77% 3.02 ha 2,500
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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

STH17_1233

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 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

Slamannan Plateau

Site 9171

Official SiteLink record for Slamannan Plateau
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 559.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 833 707

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

F4 Moderate 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.