Planning application
Westfield O C C S Fife
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a Terrestrial Solar Farm and Associated Development (Section 42 application to vary condition 10 (landscaping) of 22/02880/FULL)
As published by the council, reference 25/02363/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02363/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Glenrothes West And Kinglassie
- Parish
- Kinglassie
- Decision by
- Delegated - Major Developments
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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18/02342/NMV8 Granted
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non-Material Variation to Incorporate design changes to the consented elevation drawings to planning permission 18/02342/ARC) (Payment Reference FRM-10016869)
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26/00450/FULL Granted
Westfield O C C S Fife
Planning permission in principle for restoration and development of former opencast site including power generation/storage; waste recovery/recycling; employment uses (Class 4 (light industry only) with ancillary office space, Class 5 and 6); rail off-loading facility, glass houses and other associated infrastructure (Section 42 application to vary condition 28 of 16/03661/EIA)
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26/00449/FULL Granted
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA. (Section 42 application to vary condition 13 of 18/02342/ARC)
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25/03430/SCR Decided
Westfield O C C S Fife
EIA Screening Opinion for proposed amendment to delivery days and times for waste feedstock into existing Westfield Energy Recovery Facility at the Former Westfield Opencast Coal Site
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18/02342/NMV6 Granted
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non-Material Variation to 18/02342/ARC for design amendments)
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18/02342/NMV5 Granted
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non Material Variation for design changes to the elevations and layout to 18/02342/ARC)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Fife
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Fife granted permission on 27 November 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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Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non-Material Variation to 18/02342/ARC for design amendments)
Granted Conditions 14 docs -
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non Material Variation for design changes to the elevations and layout to 18/02342/ARC)
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
Westfield O C C S Fife
Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA. (Section 42 application to vary condition 13 of 18/02342/ARC)
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
Westfield O C C S Fife
EIA Screening Opinion for proposed amendment to delivery days and times for waste feedstock into existing Westfield Energy Recovery Facility at the Former Westfield Opencast Coal Site
Decided Outline 2 docs
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