FPA-12764

Upper Muirhouse Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1 & 2
Nearest town: Cleghorn
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS931490

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Key dates

Application registered 31 July 2025
Application accepted 31 July 2025
Consultation opens 4 August 2025
Consultation closes 1 September 2025
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.93 ha
Conifer: 0.86 ha
Broadleaf: 0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12764

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

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 21:43 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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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: 15 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2027
Felling area: 0.93 ha
Estimated volume: 220 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.76 ha	40 yr	1,100	150 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Silver birch	0.07 ha	40 yr	70	20 m³	n/a
2b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.06 ha	40 yr	60	20 m³	n/a
2c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	40 yr	20	15 m³	n/a
2d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	40 yr	20	15 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	39.78%	0.37 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	39.78%	0.37 ha	2,500	—	—
2a	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	3.23%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2a	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	3.23%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—
2a	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	3.23%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—
2b	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	6.45%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2c	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	2.15%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
2d	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	2.15%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Cranley Moss Site 450 Official SiteLink record for Cranley Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 664 m away	Published area 101.55 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cranley Moss

Site 450

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 664 m away

Published area 101.55 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 930 489

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association: Organic Soils
Parent material: Organic deposits
Landform: Basins and valleys

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-12921 Upper Muirhouse Farm	Location Cleghorn South Lanarkshire	Status Approved	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.09 ha	Approved 10 Sept 2026
FPA-11137 Upper Muirhouse Farm	Location Cleghorn South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 1.63 ha	Decision issued 14 Dec 2023
FPA-10284 Upper Muirhouse Farm	Location Cleghorn South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 500 m away	Area 3.6 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2023
FLA00880 Greenbank Farm	Location Kilncadzow, Carluke South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 1.88 ha	Decision issued 3 Mar 2016
CB134857 Cleghorn	Location Lanark South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 4.8 ha	Decision issued 21 Nov 2012