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Cable Route From Lunanhead To Montreathmont Montreathmont Forfar

Awaiting decision Angus 26/00460/EIASCR EIA Screening

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Proposal

Underground cable route to connect the consented solar farm and BESS development at Montreathmont (Angus Council ref: 22/00460/FULM) to the point of connection (PoC) at Lunanhead substation. The length of the cable will be approximately 12.8 kilometres.

As published by the council, reference 26/00460/EIASCR

Application record

Reference
26/00460/EIASCR
Type
EIA Screening
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Arbroath West And Letham
Parish
Friockheim & District

Site history

Applications at this address on the Angus register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00435/PAN Granted

    Cable Route From Lunanhead To Montreathmont Montreathmont Forfar

    Underground 12.8km (approx.) cable route to connect the consented solar farm and BESS development at Montreathmont (Angus Council ref: 22/00460/FULM) to the point of connection (PoC) at Lunanhead substation.

    Decided 14 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by Angus

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Angus took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/00435/PAN (Approved Subject to Conditions)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • SCREENING OPINION Decision Notice · 17 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 06 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION DRAWINGS Drawing · 06 Aug 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Angus for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Angus decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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