Planning application
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System Burdiehouse Square Burdiehouse Edinburgh
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed renewable energy development comprising installation of BESS (Battery Energy Storage) with associated infrastructure and access.
As published by the council, reference 26/03308/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03308/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Parish
- Liberton + District
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 4 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on City of Edinburgh's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh's median decision took 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on City of Edinburgh's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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