Planning application
Chaplecross Solar And Battery Storage System Former Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station Annan DG12 6RF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
CONSULTATION REQUEST FROM SCOTTISH MINISTERS IN CONNECTION REGARING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE
As published by the council, reference 26/0696/CSG
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0696/CSG
- Type
- SG Scoping/Screening/Gatecheck
- Status
- Assessment Stage
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Annandale South
- Parish
- Eastriggs, Dornock Creca Community Cou
- Postcode
- DG12 6RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dumfries and Galloway took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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