FPA-12446

Humbie Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Easter Longridge Wood
Nearest town: Longridge
Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS955628

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 April 2025
Application accepted 9 April 2025
Consultation opens 17 April 2025
Consultation closes 15 May 2025
Decision issued 21 May 2025
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.78 ha
Conifer: 0.54 ha

Official source

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FPA-12446

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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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Standingwire added data from the PDF
27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026
Felling area: 2.78 ha
Estimated volume: 1,258 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.78 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2e	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.24 ha	45 yr	2,100	560 m³	—
2f	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1 ha	45 yr	1,800	600 m³	—
2f	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.39 ha	45 yr	450	40 m³	—
2k	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.05 ha	45 yr	100	30 m³	—
2k	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.02 ha	45 yr	25	10 m³	—
2d	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.04 ha	45 yr	75	12 m³	—
1s	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.02 ha	45 yr	15	3 m³	—
1r	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.02 ha	45 yr	15	3 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2e	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	44.6%	1.24 ha	2,500	—	—
2f	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	1.39 ha	2,500	—	—
2k	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	2.52%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.08%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—
2d	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.36%	0.01 ha	2,500	—	—
1s	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.72%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
1r	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	0.72%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH19_0509_0510 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH19_0509_0510

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.2 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 954 628

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 450

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Glaisnock · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees