FPA-12667

Memsstar Ltd

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kirkton Woods (compartment 34a)
Nearest town: Livingston
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT027666

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

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

Area

Total area: 0.12 ha
Conifer: 0.07 ha
Broadleaf: 0.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-12667

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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

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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 2027
Felling area: 0.12 ha
Estimated volume: 51 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Alder Beech Hybrid larch Mixed conifers Sycamore Wild cherry (Gean)

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
MC	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.03 ha	40 yr	25	25 m³	All conifers within the block
MB	Clear Felling	Wild cherry (Gean)	0.02 ha	40 yr	5	2.5 m³	To be sprayed
MB	Clear Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	40 yr	5	2 m³	To be sprayed
MB	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.01 ha	40 yr	5	2.5 m³	To be sprayed
MB	Clear Felling	Alder	0.01 ha	40 yr	5	2 m³	To be sprayed
LH	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.03 ha	55 yr	20	14 m³	All of the species within this block
FI	Felling Individual Trees	Mixed conifers	0.01 ha	20 yr	5	3 m³	To be sprayed

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
MC	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	25%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
LH	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	25%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
MB	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	41.67%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
FI points	Plant alt. area with ind. trees	Woody shrubs	8.33%	0.01 ha	1,600	5	FI points

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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
STH18_1290_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1290_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1303_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.1 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
Tailend Moss Site 1513 Official SiteLink record for Tailend Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 29.97 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Tailend Moss

Site 1513

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 29.97 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 027 666

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

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

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Macmerry · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8