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Land 200M To The West Of Fife Tractors Ltd Drum Road Cupar Muir Fife

Refused Fife 24/01082/FULL Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of 12.5MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure including substation, transformer, switch gear, access track, fencing, hardstanding, cabling and SuDS and formation of vehicular access (temporary for 40 years)

As published by the council, reference 24/01082/FULL

Application record

Reference
24/01082/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
25 Apr 2024
Validated
12 Jun 2024
Decided
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Cupar
Parish
Royal Burgh of Cupar and District
Decision by
Delegated - Local Developments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Apr 2024

    Received by Fife

  2. 12 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Downing Renewable Developments LLP Agent, a developer registered in London

Active · incorporated 2021 · London

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Documents

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34 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Fife refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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