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Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

Granted Argyll and Bute 23/00353/S36 Electricity Generation consultation

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Section 36 for upgrading works at Cruachan Power Station

As published by the council, reference 23/00353/S36

Application record

Reference
23/00353/S36
Type
Electricity Generation consultation
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
10 Oct 2023
Ward
Oban North And Lorn
Parish
Glenorchy And Inishail Community Council
Decision by
Local Delegated Decision
Postcode
PA33 1AN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Argyll and Bute register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 3 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
  • 22/01221/S36 Refused

    Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

    Construction and operation of the Cruachan expansion project

    Decided 16 Feb 2023 Outline
  • 22/00531/SCOPE Decided

    Cruachan Power Station Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AN

    Scoping Opinion for development of new underground power station and associated infrastructure

    Decided 4 Apr 2023 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by Argyll and Bute

  2. 10 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Argyll and Bute granted permission on 10 October 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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