Coalburn Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Land Adjacent To Carlisle Road (B7078) Coalburn

1. 10 Sep 2021

   Received by South Lanarkshire

2. 22 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Screening opinion - EIA not required

3. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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