FPA-7950

Poneil & Happendon Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Happendon Forest
Nearest town: Douglas
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS854342

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 3 March 2021
Application accepted 5 March 2021
Consultation opens 17 March 2021
Consultation closes 14 April 2021
Decision issued 9 June 2021

Area

Total area: 13.38 ha
Conifer: 3.11 ha
Broadleaf: 9.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-7950

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:28 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 854 341

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 447

Brown earths

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Mounds on valley sides with strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Forestmill · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA01289 Happendon	Location Happendon South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 906 m away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 3 Jun 2016
FPA-9794 Rawhills Plantation	Location Douglas South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 2.29 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2022
FPA-13170 Newtonhead	Location Rigside South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 9.74 ha	Approved 26 Mar 2026
CB206670 Newtonhead	Location Rigside South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 8.98 ha	Decision issued 19 Apr 2013
FPA-10401 Cleghorn	Location Lanark South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.53 ha	Decision issued 2 May 2023