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Pittlesheugh Farm BESS Ltd Land West Of Springwells Farmhouse Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders

Awaiting decision Scottish Borders 23/01114/SCR Screening Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The construction and operation of a 340MW Battery Energy Storage System

As published by the council, reference 23/01114/SCR

Application record

Reference
23/01114/SCR
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Registered
Received
26 Jul 2023
Validated
26 Jul 2023
Ward
Mid Berwickshire
Parish
Leitholm, Eccles & Birgham C.C

Site history

Applications at this address on the Scottish Borders register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00497/S36 Refused

    Pittlesheugh Farm BESS Ltd Land West Of Springwells Farmhouse Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders

    The construction and operation of a 340MW Battery Energy Storage System

    Decided 3 Feb 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2023

    Received by Scottish Borders

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 September 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Scottish Borders took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Scottish Borders for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Scottish Borders decided outline applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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