Planning application
Lochty Meadows Site To The East Of Blackwood Road Glenrothes Fife
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Screening Request for proposed 1MW solar farm and battery storage facility with associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 25/02549/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02549/SCR
- Type
- EIA Screening
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Glenrothes Central And Thornton
- Parish
- Pitteuchar Stenton & Finglassie
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Fife
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Fife took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Fife for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Fife decided outline applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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