FPA-12442

Knockour

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source ↗ · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Knockour Wood
Nearest town: Balloch
Local authority: West Dunbartonshire Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS391855
Total area: 10.14 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 7 April 2025
Application accepted 9 April 2025
Consultation opens 25 July 2025
Consultation closes 24 July 2025
Decision issued 28 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12442

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2027
Felling area: 10.14 ha
Estimated volume: 2,250 m³
Proposed restocking: 10.14 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.18 ha	30 yr	4,900	1,100 m³	Tape
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.37 ha	30 yr	700	90 m³	Tape
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.62 ha	30 yr	3,500	750 m³	Tape
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.85 ha	50 yr	270	250 m³	Tape
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.12 ha	50 yr	70	60 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	43.69%	4.43 ha	2,750	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	11.05%	1.12 ha	2,750	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	35.7%	3.62 ha	2,750	—	—
Cpt 3	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	8.38%	0.85 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 4	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	1.18%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9356 Knockour	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 1.9 ha	Decision issued 8 Jun 2022
FPA-8248 Whinny Hill	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.22 ha	Decision issued 30 Aug 2021
FPA-13137 Balloch Country Park	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Approved 6 Mar 2026
FLA00783 Balloch Castle Country Park	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 2.14 ha	Decision issued 25 Nov 2015
FPA-11283 Cameron Estate	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0.35 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2024

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
18FGS35718 Whinny Hill WC	Location West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 3.32 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
20FGS52303 Arden Woodland Creation 2020	Location Alexandria Argyll and Bute	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 26.4 ha	Approved 23 Sept 2021
19FGS37703 Overton Farm WC	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 16.42 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
20FGS53963 Blackthird Farm New Woodland Creation	Location Balloch West Dunbartonshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 87.47 ha	Approved 25 Feb 2022
17FGS22558 Gartachor	Location Stirling	Status Approved	Distance 7.9 km away	Area 6.15 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
27 Aug 2026, 13:32 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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