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Land 10KM NW Of Coul Farm House Laggan

Granted Highland 25/04836/PNO Prior Notifications - others

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Notification under Reg. 62 for ground investigation works - Melgarve Cluster

As published by the council, reference 25/04836/PNO

Application record

Reference
25/04836/PNO
Type
Prior Notifications - others
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Decided
18 Feb 2026
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.

  • 24/01732/S37 Awaiting decision

    Land 10KM NW Of Coul Farm House Laggan

    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)

    Submitted 26 Apr 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  4. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Highland granted permission on 18 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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