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Land 75M SE Of Scottish Water Challenger Estate Lairg

Refused Highland 25/04028/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed use)

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
Refused As published: 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.

  • 26/02083/SCRE Decided

    Land 75M SE Of Scottish Water Challenger Estate Lairg

    Screening Opinion - Installation of solar PV array and associated works

    Decided 26 May 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 7 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Highland refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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