FPA-12551

Marlow

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Marlow Wood
Nearest town: Auchengray
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS973515

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Key dates

Application registered 14 May 2025
Application accepted 14 May 2025
Consultation opens 26 August 2025
Consultation closes 25 August 2025
Decision issued 26 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.09 ha
Conifer: 0.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-12551

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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, 21:44 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Jun 2025 – 14 Jun 2027
Felling area: 0.09 ha
Estimated volume: 22.5 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Downy birch Rowan Scots pine Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Beech Rowan Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.03 ha	80 yr	14	20 m³	—
2	Felling Individual Trees	Ash	0.02 ha	80 yr	4	1 m³	—
2	Felling Individual Trees	Downy birch	0.01 ha	50 yr	2	1 m³	—
2	Felling Individual Trees	Scots pine	0.01 ha	100 yr	1	0.2 m³	—
2	Felling Individual Trees	Rowan	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	0.1 m³	—
2	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	0.01 ha	100 yr	1	0.2 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	47.78%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Aspen	14.44%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	13.33%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	13.33%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Restock with individual trees	Beech	11.11%	0.01 ha	—	12	—

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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
STH21_0936_Worm Law 2 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH21_0936_Worm Law 2

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.1 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
Braehead Moss Site 252 Official SiteLink record for Braehead Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 985 m away	Published area 122.8 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Carstairs Kames Site 338 Official SiteLink record for Carstairs Kames ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 160.27 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Braehead Moss

Site 252

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 985 m away

Published area 122.8 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Carstairs Kames

Site 338

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 160.27 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 973 515

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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees