Planning application
Land 10KM NW Of Coul Farm House Laggan
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Melgarve cluster project - Section 37 application under the Electricity Act for the installation and operation of approximately 7 km of 132 kV overhead line on double circuit steel structure towers, and ancillary development comprising 2 no. cable sealing end compounds, approximately 9.9 km of underground cable (7.3 km from the Dell Wind Farm on site substation, 1.8 km from the Cloiche Wind Farm on site substation and 0.8 km on approach into Melgarve substation), upgrades to existing access tracks, new permanent and temporary access tracks, and temporary working areas (ECU Case Reference: ECU00004850)
As published by the council, reference 24/01732/S37
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01732/S37
- Type
- Section 37
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Apr 2024
- Validated
- 26 Apr 2024
- Ward
- Badenoch And Strathspey
- Parish
- Laggan Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/04836/PNO Granted
Land 10KM NW Of Coul Farm House Laggan
Prior Notification under Reg. 62 for ground investigation works - Melgarve Cluster
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Apr 2024
Received by Highland
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 June 2024, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Highland took a median of 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
129 documents on file for this application
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About this record
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