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Westfield Substation Fife

Decided Fife 26/01047/NEA Notification under Electricity Act

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Notification under The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 for temporary diversion of 132kV Overhead Line and replacement of Tower

As published by the council, reference 26/01047/NEA

Application record

Reference
26/01047/NEA
Type
Notification under Electricity Act
Status
Decided
Decision
Case Closed
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
7 May 2026
Ward
Lochgelly, Cardenden And Benarty
Parish
Cardenden
Decision by
Delegated - Other Consents

Site history

Applications at this address on the Fife register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024.

  • 26/02419/EIA Awaiting decision

    Westfield Substation Fife

    Formation of temporary drainage ponds and drilling platforms, and installation of two 10 m high H-pole supports and a 33kV underground cable in connection with application reference 25/03454/EIA for erection of substation

    Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 25/03454/PPP Awaiting decision

    Westfield Substation Fife

    Planning permission in principle for erection of a 400kv electricity substation, decommissioning of existing 275kv equipment and associated infrastructure including plant, machinery, accesses, drainage, underground cables and landscaping

    Submitted 19 Dec 2025 Outline
  • 24/01646/PAN Decided

    Westfield Substation Fife

    Proposal of Application Notice for substation extension and associated works

    Decided 24 Jul 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 7 May 2026

    Decision issued: Case Closed

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • 01 - LOCATION PLAN, AND SITE PLAN OS Extract · 27 Mar 2026
  • 02 - SUPPORTING STATEMENT Other · 27 Mar 2026
  • 03 - EXEMPTION FORM AND CERTIFICATE Other · 27 Mar 2026

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After the decision

Fife has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About less common application types

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