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Land 190M Northwest Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar South Lanarkshire

Decided South Lanarkshire P/25/0986 Screening opinion request

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

EIA Screening Request in relation to the construction of a 49.9MW BESS facility on land north of Leadhills Road, Elvenfoot.

As published by the council, reference P/25/0986

Application record

Reference
P/25/0986
Type
Screening opinion request
Status
Decided
Decision
Screening opinion - EIA not required
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Decided
26 Sep 2025
Ward
03 Clydesdale East
Parish
Crawford And Elvanfoot Community Council
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Lanarkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • P/26/0324 Awaiting decision

    Land 190M Northwest Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar South Lanarkshire

    Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility and associated infrastructure

    Submitted 12 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2025

    Received by South Lanarkshire

  2. 9 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Screening opinion - EIA not required

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

  • Screening opinion Correspondence · 26 Sep 2025
  • Cover email Correspondence · 21 Aug 2025

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After the decision

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