Planning application
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
ECU00003469 - Consultation under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for installation of 500MW battery energy storage facility and associated infrastructure SITE: Devilla Forest, Kincardine - Compliance with condition 15 of 22/01420/CON - Prior to the removal of any trees, protective measures shall be installed within the woodland to clearly delineate the trees identified for removal and those to be retained. The details of the protective measures shall be agreed in writing by the Planning Authority prior to the installation of the protective measures. No tree removal shall take place until the Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that the approved measures as implemented are acceptable. Thereafter, the protective measures shall be retained in full throughout the construction period and no building materials, soil or machinery shall be stored in or adjacent to the protected areas.
As published by the council, reference 22/01420/CND015
Application record
- Reference
- 22/01420/CND015
- Type
- Condition Compliance
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
- Received
- 3 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 4 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2025
- Ward
- West Fife And Coastal Villages
- Parish
- Kincardine
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 92 applications since 2023: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02611/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Section 37 Consultation - Central Scotland 400kV Upgrade (XL Route) .RESPONSE DUE 25 NOVEMBER 2026
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26/02612/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Section 37 Consultation -Central Scotland 400kV Upgrade (ZCS Overhead line) .RESPONSE DUE 25 NOVEMBER 2026
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26/02613/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Section 37 Consultation -Central Scotland 400kV Upgrade (ZCS Route)- RESPONSE DUE 25 NOVEMBER 2026
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26/02487/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Consultation Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing-00011344/00012470 - Port of Dundee Berth Pocket Construction - Prince Charles Wharf, Dundee. RESPONSE DUE 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
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26/02488/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Consultation Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing. 00011345/00012471 - Port of Dundee - Berth Pocket Dredging - Prince Charles Wharf, Dundee. RESPONSE DUE 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
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26/02413/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing - 00010902 / 00012405 - Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - Marine Construction - Anstruther Harbour - RESPONSE REQUIRED BY 25TH SEPTEMBER
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26/02414/CON Awaiting decision
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Felling Permission Appliication (Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Actt 2018) - Property Name: Melgers
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21/02768/CND012 Granted
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Compliance with Condition 12 of Planning Permission ECU00003326 - Internal Drainage of Transformers
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26/02019/CON Decided
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing 00012096 - Maintenance Dregding and Sea Deposit - Crail Harbour
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26/01945/CON Decided
Scottish Government Consultation Fife
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Part 4 Marine Licensing Capital Dredging and Sea Disposal - Pittemweem Harbour
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2024
Received by Fife
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4 Jul 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions
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6 Aug 2026
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Fife granted permission on 15 April 2025, 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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