Planning application
Inner Sound Of The Pentland Firth Huna
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project (Variation) - EIA Screening Opinion for increased scale of turbines, reduced seabed clearance, removal of generating capacity cap per turbine, increase cable export voltage and reduced number of turbines from up to 61 to up to 40.
As published by the council, reference 25/02070/SCRE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02070/SCRE
- Type
- Marine Consultation
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 26 May 2025
- Validated
- 26 May 2025
- Ward
- Wick And East Caithness
- Parish
- Dunnet And Canisbay Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2025
Received by Highland
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 July 2025, 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 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Highland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Highland decided outline applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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