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Land At Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR

Decided West Lothian 0227/EXC/23 External Consultation

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

Proposal

Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA screening opinion for the construction of up to a 200MW battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 0227/EXC/23

Application record

Reference
0227/EXC/23
Type
External Consultation
Status
Decided
Decision
Environmental Assessment Not Required
Received
2 Mar 2023
Validated
10 Mar 2023
Decided
21 Mar 2023
Ward
Bathgate
Parish
Bathgate
Decision by
Blank Field
Postcode
EH48 2HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2023

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 10 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Environmental Assessment Not Required

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • SCOTTISH MINISTERS DECISION - EIA NOT REQUIRED Decision · 27 Apr 2023
  • EIA NOT REQUIRED Decision · 21 Mar 2023
  • SITE LAYOUT Drawing · 02 Mar 2023
  • POND BESS PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT Report · 02 Mar 2023
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 02 Mar 2023

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