FPA-12563

South Mains Farm

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: South Mains Farm
Nearest town: Bathgate
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT014731
Total area: 1.17 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 19 May 2025
Application accepted 19 May 2025
Consultation opens 26 May 2025
Consultation closes 23 June 2025
Decision issued 2 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12563

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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: 1.17 ha
Estimated volume: 280 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersScots pine

Proposed restocking species

BeechRowanSilver birchSycamoreWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.74 ha	90 yr	250	200 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.35 ha	80 yr	90	70 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.08 ha	80 yr	50	10 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
CPT 1,2	Replant felled area	Silver birch	20.51%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
CPT 1,2	Replant felled area	Rowan	20.51%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
CPT 1,2	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	19.66%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
CPT 1,2	Replant felled area	Sycamore	19.66%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
CPT 1,2	Replant felled area	Beech	19.66%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-12499 Stoney Manuel Woodland	Location Torphichen West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.95 ha	Approved 2 Jul 2025
CB349295 North Mine Wood	Location Torphichen, Linlithgow West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.72 ha	Decision issued 20 Jan 2014
CB290272 Beecraigs Country Park	Location Linlithgow West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 24.97 ha	Decision issued 25 Oct 2013
FLA00552 Ochiltree	Location Bridgend West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 1.83 ha	Decision issued 21 Jul 2015
FLA-6030 Kipps Farm	Location Linlithgow West Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 2.34 ha	Decision issued 5 Feb 2019

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
25FGS88779 South Mains Farm Woodlands Expansion	Location Bathgate West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 777 m away	Area 6.65 ha	Approved 8 Jan 2026
22FGS64605 Bankhead Woodland Creation	Location Livingston West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 6.35 ha	Approved 19 Jul 2022
20FGS54163 TTH Kipps Farm NWC	Location Linlithgow West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 14.21 ha	Approved 24 Mar 2021
25FGS84299 Wester Gormyre Oak Woodland	Location Torphichen West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 9.72 ha	Approved 4 Apr 2025
21FGS62145 Belsyde Wood	Location Linlithgow West Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 25.46 ha	Approved 22 Sept 2022

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

Land listings

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Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:37 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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