Planning application
Land 2KM SE Of Faegour Cottage Kinloch Laggan
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Scoping Opinion request - the proposed new Coire Mashie 400kV substation, required to connect the Earba Storage - Pumped Storage Hydro Project.
As published by the council, reference 26/03975/SCOP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03975/SCOP
- Type
- Scoping Applications
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Badenoch And Strathspey
- Parish
- Laggan Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 9 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Highland's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/00761/SCRE Decided
Land 2KM SE Of Faegour Cottage Kinloch Laggan
EIA Screening Opinion Request for the proposed Coire Mashie Substation
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26/00464/SCRE Decided
Land 2KM SE Of Faegour Cottage Kinloch Laggan
EIA Screening Opinion Request for the proposed reconfiguration of the existing Overhead Line (OHL) at the location of the proposed Coire Mashie 400kV Substation, near Laggan.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Highland
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 October 2026, 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
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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