FPA-12717

Hyndshawland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Hyndshawland
Nearest town: Biggar
Local authority: South Lanarkshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT045430

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Key dates

Application registered 16 July 2025
Application accepted 16 July 2025
Consultation opens 24 July 2025
Consultation closes 21 August 2025
Decision issued 15 October 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.68 ha
Conifer: 0.68 ha

Official source

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FPA-12717

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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 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
Felling area: 0.68 ha
Estimated volume: 115 m³
Thinning area: 0.42 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.68 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.31 ha	24 yr	300	45 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.24 ha	24 yr	240	16 m³	—
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	24 yr	120	8 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
6	Sitka spruce	0.09 ha	6 m³
7	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	25 m³
8	Sitka spruce	0.17 ha	15 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	30.88%	0.21 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area	—	14.71%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	13.24%	0.09 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	20.59%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	1.47%	0.01 ha	1,100	—	—
5	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	14.71%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area	—	4.41%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 045 429

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 472

Brown earths

Soil association: Sourhope
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Sourhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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