Planning application
Land 190M Northwest Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar South Lanarkshire
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2025
Received by South Lanarkshire
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9 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Screening opinion - EIA not required
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
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