Planning application
Land 75M SE Of Scottish Water Challenger Estate Lairg
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 528no. Ground Mounted Solar Panels (2382mm x 1134mm x 30mm), 2no. Inverters, 4no. Manholes, New Kiosk and Underground Cabling
As published by the council, reference 25/04028/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04028/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed use)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North, West And Central Sutherland
- Parish
- Lairg Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02083/SCRE Decided
Land 75M SE Of Scottish Water Challenger Estate Lairg
Screening Opinion - Installation of solar PV array and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Highland
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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