Planning application
Land South East Of Newhouses Lauder Lauder Scottish Borders
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
The Proposed Development will consist of the construction and operation of an up to 150MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
As published by the council, reference 25/01070/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01070/SCR
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Screening/Scoping Opinion Issued
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Leaderdale And Melrose
- Parish
- Melrose Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision (Part 3's)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Scottish Borders
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15 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Screening/Scoping Opinion Issued
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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