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Land Approximately 2142 Metres North East Of Lossit Farm Ballygrant Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute

Granted Argyll and Bute 24/01361/PNELEC Prior Notif. ELECTRICITY works

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

Proposal

A data cable from the container housing electrical equipment (planning permission 21/02701/PP) will be slotted by hand into the turf and run for up to 80m over the headland at Fionn-phort on the east coast of Islay to a fence post which will have both a camera and small, single stem antenna (1.5m in length)

As published by the council, reference 24/01361/PNELEC

Application record

Reference
24/01361/PNELEC
Type
Prior Notif. ELECTRICITY works
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval is NOT Required
Received
22 Jul 2024
Validated
28 Aug 2024
Decided
5 Sep 2024
Ward
Kintyre And The Islands
Parish
Islay Community Council
Decision by
Local Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Argyll and Bute register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01084/NMA Granted

    Land Approximately 2142 Metres North East Of Lossit Farm Ballygrant Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute

    Non material amendment to planning permission 21/02701/PP - (Proposed connection of a tidal turbine in the Sound of Islay to an onshore power unit (Iso-Cube) via an electrical cable that comes ashore at Fionnphort. Seeking to change the use of a 7m x 7m piece of land for ground based plant required for the electrical cables for a temporary 5 year period). Propose to increase the size of ground based plant (previously reffered to as the iso-cube container) required for electrical cables within the 7m by 7m peice of land. Beside the container will be a generator for back up power and 6 solar panels will be integrated onto the roof (also for back up power).

    Decided 21 Oct 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2024

    Received by Argyll and Bute

  2. 28 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is NOT Required

  4. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Argyll and Bute granted permission on 5 September 2024, 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.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land Approximately 2142 Metres North East Of Lossit Farm Ballygrant Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute

    24/01084/NMA Submitted 11 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Non material amendment to planning permission 21/02701/PP - (Proposed connection of a tidal turbine in the Sound of Islay to an onshore power unit (Iso-Cube) via an electrical cable that comes ashore at Fionnphort. Seeking to change the use of a 7m x 7m piece of land for ground based plant required for the electrical cables for a temporary 5 year period). Propose to increase the size of ground based plant (previously reffered to as the iso-cube container) required for electrical cables within the 7m by 7m peice of land. Beside the container will be a generator for back up power and 6 solar panels will be integrated onto the roof (also for back up power).

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