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FPA-12817

Abronhill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Abronhill Woods
Nearest town
Cumbernauld
Local authority
North Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS780753

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 August 2025
  2. Application accepted 22 August 2025
  3. Consultation opens 3 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 2 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 7 November 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
0.90 ha
Conifer
0.45 ha
Broadleaf
0.45 ha

Official source

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FPA-12817

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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.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

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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 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028
Felling area
0.9 ha
Estimated volume
30.78 m³
Proposed restocking
0.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
AB3c Clear Felling Ash 0.45 ha 35 yr 324 6.48 m³ sample
AB3c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 35 yr 810 24.3 m³ sample

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
AB3c Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 85.56% 0.77 ha 1,600
AB3c Create Designed Open Ground 14.44% 0.13 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

STH22_1147_A_Blacktongue

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_1147_B_Blacktongue

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Slamannan Plateau

Site 9171

Official SiteLink record for Slamannan Plateau
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 559.17 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 779 753

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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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.