Planning application
Springfield Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Located Approximately 7.8 Km Southeast Of Dunbar
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 36 - Construct, install, operate and decommission a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) development with a generating capacity of up to approximately 165 Megawatts (MW), Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity of up to approximately 80 MW, associated infrastructure, access, and landscaping for an operational period of up to 40 years - ECU00004815
As published by the council, reference 25/00003/SGC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00003/SGC
- Type
- Scottish Government Consultation
- Received
- 24 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Dunbar
- Parish
- East Lammermuir Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2025
Received by East Lothian
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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