FPA-12562

Hardington House

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lodge Plantation & Shillow Head Farm
Nearest town: Abington
Local authority: Midlothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS970308

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Key dates

Application registered 19 May 2025
Application accepted 19 May 2025
Consultation opens 22 September 2025
Consultation closes 21 September 2025
Decision issued 22 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 3.60 ha
Conifer: 2.60 ha
Broadleaf: 0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12562

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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, 21:42 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:50 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: 3.6 ha
Estimated volume: 1,250 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.4 ha	65 yr	1,000	500 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.8 ha	65 yr	600	300 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.2 ha	65 yr	100	50 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.2 ha	65 yr	100	50 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.2 ha	65 yr	100	50 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.8 ha	35 yr	1,500	300 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	36.11%	1.3 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	16.67%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Beech	13.89%	0.5 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	11.11%	0.4 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	22.22%	0.8 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 970 308

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 465

Brown earths

Soil association: Sorn
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Quothquan · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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FLA02663 Baitlaws	Location Lamington South Lanarkshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 3.91 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2018
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