Planning application
Bishops Dal Battery Energy Storage Scheme Land South Of Eccles Substation Coldstream Scottish Borders
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Substation, Transformers and Associated Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 25/00292/S36
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00292/S36
- Type
- Section 36 Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Section 36 No Objection
- Received
- 6 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Mid Berwickshire
- Parish
- Leitholm, Eccles & Birgham C.C
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2025
Received by Scottish Borders
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11 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Section 36 No Objection
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
100 documents on file for this application
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Scottish Borders granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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 this record
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