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FPA-12581

Callendar Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Chacefield, Drumwood, Jeans Know and Kilbean
Nearest town
Falkirk
Local authority
Falkirk Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS863782

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 27 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 1 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 31 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 1 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
22.07 ha
Conifer
22.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12581

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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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  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 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area
22.07 ha
Estimated volume
8,571 m³
Thinning area
19.83 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
22.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
8-2 Clear Felling Scots pine 3.05 ha 69 yr 1,612 619 m³ ALL
12-1 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.71 ha 60 yr 560 487 m³ ALL
18-2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.66 ha 51 yr 403 801 m³ ALL
21 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.38 ha 46 yr 681 1,064 m³ ALL
27 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.31 ha 56 yr 494 1,194 m³ ALL
38 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.04 ha 34 yr 2,259 2,084 m³ ALL
39 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.27 ha 34 yr 1,451 1,128 m³ ALL
101 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.95 ha 87 yr 212 349 m³ ALL
103 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.35 ha 87 yr 78 129 m³ ALL
106 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 55 yr 75 180 m³ ALL

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore basal area (m²/ha)After basal area (m²/ha)
9-7 Scots pine 2.94 ha 35 m³ 456 442
22 Scots pine 6.87 ha 202 m³ 335 300
105 Aspen 5.37 ha 160 m³ 274 239
107 Scots pine 2.17 ha 65 m³ 274 239
109 Scots pine 2.48 ha 74 m³ 272 239

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
8-2 Replant felled area Scots pine 13.82% 3.05 ha 2,500
12-1 Replant felled area Scots pine 6.39% 1.41 ha 2,500
12-1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 1.36% 0.3 ha 1,600
18-2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.99% 0.88 ha 2,500
18-2 Replant felled area Scots pine 3.53% 0.78 ha 2,500
21 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 6.52% 1.44 ha 2,500
21 Replant felled area Scots pine 4.26% 0.94 ha 2,500
27 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 10.47% 2.31 ha 2,500
38 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 27.37% 6.04 ha 2,500
39 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 14.82% 3.27 ha 2,500
101 Replant felled area Scots pine 4.3% 0.95 ha 2,500
103 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.59% 0.35 ha 2,500
106 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.59% 0.35 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_1458

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.0 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

Howierig Muir

Site 796

Official SiteLink record for Howierig Muir
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 749 m away Published area 20.6 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 863 781

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

F2 Very good 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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Nearby records

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Status Expired Distance 855 m away Area 2.6 ha Key date Not published
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Status Expired Distance 895 m away Area 5.11 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 4.9 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 0.23 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Status Approved Distance 9.7 km away Area 2.63 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.