FPA-12499

Stoney Manuel Woodland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Stoney Manuel Woodland
Nearest town: Torphichen
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS996723

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 April 2025
Application accepted 24 April 2025
Consultation opens 30 April 2025
Consultation closes 28 May 2025
Decision issued 2 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.95 ha
Conifer: 0.95 ha

Official source

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FPA-12499

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:37 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 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: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027
Felling area: 0.95 ha
Estimated volume: 760 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.95 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.6 ha	40 yr	1,200	480 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	40 yr	750	280 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	90%	0.54 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Sitka spruce	10%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	90%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Sitka spruce	10%	0.04 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH17_1303_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_1303_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.9 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
Petershill Site 1283 Official SiteLink record for Petershill ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.4 km away	Published area 13.15 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Petershill

Site 1283

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.4 km away

Published area 13.15 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 996 722

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 150

Brown earths

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Darleith · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees