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Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

Refused Argyll and Bute 22/01221/S36 Electricity Generation consultation

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Construction and operation of the Cruachan expansion project

As published by the council, reference 22/01221/S36

Application record

Reference
22/01221/S36
Type
Electricity Generation consultation
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: Objection
Received
6 Jun 2022
Validated
6 Jun 2022
Decided
16 Feb 2023
Ward
Oban North And Lorn
Parish
Glenorchy And Inishail Community Council
Decision by
Major Committee Decision
Postcode
PA33 1AN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Argyll and Bute register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/00090/LIB Granted

    Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

    Alterations to turbine hall (subterranean level) relating to the replacement of Units 3 and 4

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 22/02598/LIB Granted

    Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

    Proposed alterations to hydro-electric power station turbine hall including formation of two new access tunnels, connecting the existing turbine hall and access tunnel to the proposed new turbine hall and access tunnel at Cruachan 2

    Decided 18 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jun 2022

    Received by Argyll and Bute

  2. 16 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Objection

  3. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

96 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Argyll and Bute refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 5 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Outline
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    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 5 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Long Term Forest Plan

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 5 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 5 Aug 2026 Outline