Planning application
Land At Biggar Road Newarthill Motherwell North Lanarkshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00190/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00190/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Mossend And Holytown
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by North Lanarkshire
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Lanarkshire took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
63 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Lanarkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Lanarkshire decided full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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