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Inner Sound Of The Pentland Firth Huna

Awaiting decision Highland 25/02070/SCRE Marine Consultation

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

  1. 26 May 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 68 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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