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Proposed Braidfield Energy Storage Site Braidfield Road Hardgate Clydebank

Awaiting decision West Dunbartonshire DC26/178/SCR Screening Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Battery energy storage facility consisting of compound of batteries and associated electrical equipment, stores, access track, buildings, fencing, pond, bunds and new planting

As published by the council, reference DC26/178/SCR

Application record

Reference
DC26/178/SCR
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Kilpatrick
Parish
Duntocher And Hardgate

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by West Dunbartonshire

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Dunbartonshire took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

Documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Dunbartonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Dunbartonshire's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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