Planning application
Land East Of Lochtyside Cottages Blackwood Road Glenrothes Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 4DE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development of ground mounted solar array including erection of substation building, landscaping and associated infrastructure works
As published by the council, reference 26/01585/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01585/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Glenrothes Central And Thornton
- Parish
- Milton & Coaltown Of Balgonie
- Postcode
- KY1 4DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Fife
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23 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 September 2026, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Green Cat Renewables Ltd Agent, registered in Roslin
Active · incorporated 2004 · Roslin
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 83% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
76 documents on file for this application
- MRS CAITLIN SMITH(FULL)
- MR JAMES MCDONALD(FULL)
- MISS PAISLEY-ANNE MCGALE(FULL)
- MRS HAZEL MCLURE(FULL)
- MISS NICOLLE WEST(FULL)
- MR FRASER MCDONALD(FULL)
- MISS NICOLA BAND(FULL)
- MR ROSS GALLOWAY(FULL)
- MRS JEN GOOD(FULL)
- LAND AND AIR QUALITY, PROTECTIVE SERVICES
- MRS MHAIRI MITCHELL(FULL)
- SEPA
- MRS KIRSTIN PENNYCOOK(FULL)
- TCA
- DEREK WAYE
- 50 - STATEMENT ON COAL AUTHORITY LETTER
- PSAD
- NATURAL HERITAGE, PLANNING SERVICES
- NETWORK RAIL
- TREES
- PARK DEVELOPMENT
- SCOTTISH WATER
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (PUBLIC PROTECTION)
- PSAD
- 49 - APPENDICES 1,2,5,6,10, AND 12
- 42 - DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT
- 47 - LOW CARBON CHEKCLIST
- PSAD
- 48 - APPENDICES 2 AND 6
- 21 - SCREENING OPINION REQUEST
- 22 - SCREENING OPINION
- 12 - PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS
- 18 - LVIA METHODOLOGY STATEMENT
- 19 - FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- 20 - COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT
- 17 - SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- 23 - NOISE STUDY AREA
- 24 - NOISE CONTOURS
- 37 - BASELINE WOODLAND CONDITIONS
- 06 - PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 36 - TREES PROTECTION PLAN
- 34 - GLINT AND GLARE RECEPTORS
- 32 - ACCOMMODATION RECEPTORS
- 28 - PROPOSED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
- 33 - CORE PATHS
- 08 - SITE PLAN: REROUTED BALGONIE MINERS PATH
- 25 - SITE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- 43 - PROPOSED DRAINAGE DETAILS
- 09 - ACCESS TRACK DETAILS
- 04 - LOCATION PLAN
- 02 - LOCATION PLAN: EXISTING SITE LAYOUT
- 03 - LOCATION PLAN: GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- 11 - SOLAR TABLE ELEVATIONS
- 10 - SUBSTATION: PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, AND ELEVATIONS
- 31 - 5KM STUDY AREA
- 40 - LANDSCAPE CHARACTER TYPES
- 39 - LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS
- 41 - LANDSCAPE PLANNING DESIGNATIONS
- 26 - SOLAR ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY
- 13 - VIEWPOINT LOCATIONS
- 27 - RESIDENTIAL AMENITY BASEMAP
- 14 - LOCHTYBANK COTTAGES VIEW POINTS
- 15 - LOCHTYSIDE COTTAGES VIEWPOINTS
- 16 - COALTOWN OF BALGONIE VIEW POINTS
- 05 - SITE PLAN: AERIAL VIEW
- 38 - ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNATIONS
- 35 - NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION MAP
- 29 - HERITAGE ASSETS SURROUNDING SITE BOUNDARY
- 30 - HERITAGE ASSETS WITHIN 3KM
- 07 - SITE PLAN: HYDROLOGICAL CONTEXT
- 01 - LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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