Planning application
Switching Station Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a 132 kV switching station, electrical installations, earthworks to form the switching station and cable sealing end platforms and access, and associated works to include formation of access, drainage, boundary treatment and peat management and the temporary formation of construction laydown and welfare areas.
As published by the council, reference 26/00168/PPDM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00168/PPDM
- Type
- Planning Permission (Detailed) Maj-Nat
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sgire Nan Loch
- Parish
- Kinloch
- Decision by
- Committe / Comhairle Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Na h-Eileanan Siar
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Na h-Eileanan Siar took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 18/00472/CONSG (Decided)
- Application: 19/00148/CONSG (Decided)
- Application: 25/00119/SCO_L (Decided)
- Application: 25/00262/PAN (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
116 documents on file for this application
- SCOTTISH FORESTRY
- CONSULTANT RECIEW OF LVIA
- SEPA RESPONSE
- PEAT DEPTH WITH EARTHWORKS
- PEATLAND CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO SEPA
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESPONSE
- ROADS RESPONSE
- ENVRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE - TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESS
- TRANSPORT SCOTLAND RESPONSE
- TRANSPORT SCOTLAND - TR/NPA/2 FORM
- PAIRC COMMUNITY COUNCIL RESPONSE
- HIAL RESPONSE
- SEPA
- TRANSPORT SCOTLAND - EXSTENSION OF TIME
- SCOTTISH WATER RESPONSE
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND RESPONSE
- EG ADVERT
- SG ADVERT
- SSEN RESPONSE
- NATS RESPONSE
- JOINT RADIO COMPANY RESPONSE
- SSEN TRANSMISSION RESPONSE
- MET OFFICE RESPONSE
- 01 LOCATION PLAN
- SITE DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENTS 1 OF 4
- SITE DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENTS 2 OF 4
- SITE DRANAGE ARRANGEMENTS 3 OF 4
- SITE DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENTS 4 OF 4
- EIAR VOL 1_NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 10 TRANSPORT AND ACCESS
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 11 SUMMARY OF RESIDUAL EFFECTS
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 12 SCHEDULE OF MITIGATION
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 2 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 3 SITE SELECTION AND ALTERNATIVES
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 4 EIA PROCESS
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 5 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 6 CULTURAL HERITAGE
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 7 BIODIVERSITY
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 8 WATER
- EIAR VOL 2_CHAPTER 9 PEAT
- EIAR VOL 2_COVER PAGE
- EIAR VOL4_COVER AND CONTENTS
- EIAR VOL3A_COVER AND CONTENTS
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 1_1-4_1
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 10-1-10_2
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 5_1-5_6
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 6_1-6_2
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 7_1-7_4
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 7_5-7_7
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 8_1-8_2
- EIAR VOL3A_FIGURES 9_1-9_3
- EIAR VOL3B_COVER AND CONTENTS
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_0A-B_VIEWPOINT 04
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_11A-B_VIEWPOINT 05
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_12A-B_VIEWPOINT 06
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_13A-B_VIEWPOINT 07
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_14A-B_VIEWPOINT 08
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_15A-B_VIEWPOINT 09
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_16A-B_VIEWPOINT 10
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_17A-B_VIEWPOINT 11
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_7A-B_VIEWPOINT 01
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_8A-B_VIEWPOINT 02
- EIAR VOL3B_FIGURES 5_9A-B VIEWPOINT 03
- EIAR VOL4_TA 1_1_TECHNICAL TEAM
- EIAR VOL4_TA 2_1_SSEN GEMPS
- EIAR VOL4_TA 2_2_SSEN SPPS
- EIAR VOL4_TA 4_1_EIA SCOPING REPORT
- EIAR VOL4_TA 4_2_EIA SCOPING OPINION
- EIAR VOL4_TA 4_3_CONSULTATION REGISTER
- EIAR VOL4_TA 5_1_LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT METH
- EIAR VOL4_TA 5_2_VIEWPOINT ANALYSIS
- EIAR VOL4_TA 5_3 LVIA COLOUR STUDY PART 1
- EIAR VOL4_TA 5_3 LVIA COLOUR STUDY PART 2
- EIAR VOL4_TA 5_3 LVIA COLOUR STUDY PART 3
- EIAR VOL4_TA 6_1_CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT METHODO
- EIAR VOL4_TA 6_2_CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSETS ISA
- EIAR VOL4_TA 7_1_ECOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY ASSESSMENT M
- EIAR VOL4_TA 7_2_HABITAT REGULATIONS APPRAISAL
- EIAR VOL4_TA 7_4_OUTLINE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN
- EIAR VOL4_TA 8_1_WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT METHODO
- EIAR VOL4_TA 8_2_DRAINAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT2_PART1
- EIAR VOL4_TA 8_2_DRAINAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT2_PART2
- EIAR VOL4_TA 8_3_FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_1_PEAT DEPTH REPORT
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_2_OUTLINE PEAT MANAGEMENT PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT REPORT
- EIAR VOL4_TA 10_1_OUTLINE CTMP
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_3_PLHRA PART 1
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_3_PLHRA PART 2
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_3_PLHRA PART 3
- EIAR VOL4_TA 9_4 CARBON BALANCE ASSESSMENT
- PAC REPORT PART 1
- PAC REPORT PART 2
- PAC REPORT PART 3
- PAC REPORT PART 4
- PAC REPORT PART 5
- SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT
- 02 SITE PLAN
- 13 EXISTING SITE PLAN
- 03 NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- 04 SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- 07 NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS
- 08 SOUTH AND WEST SECTIONS
- 11 EARTHWORKS AND LONGSECTION
- 12 EARTHWORKS AND LONGSECTION 2
- 10 ACCESS DETAILS
- 09 TYPICAL ROAD SECTIONS
- 05 FLOOR PLAN
- 06 ROOFPLAN
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