Land West Of Ardnadam Electricity Sub Station Sandbank Argyll And Bute
Approved on 6 May 2026
Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Section 42 application to vary the standard time-limit condition relative to planning permission reference 22/01788/PP (Installation of a Grid Battery Energy Storage Facility (up to 50MW) comprising equipment compound containing battery modules, transformers, sub-station, welfare cabin, perimeter fencing, lighting and CCTV columns, and formation of access track) extension of time limit for a further 3 years
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Ward
- Cowal
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation20 Mar
- TargetTarget Date24 Jun
- DecidedDecided6 May
Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Land West Of Ardnadam Electricity Sub Station Sandbank Argyll And Bute. Argyll has handled 3,290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Argyll's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Cowal.
99% of full applications at Argyll and Bute Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Sandbank Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 3 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 3 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 June 2026
- Permission expires
- 6 May 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 118 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 April 2026
Additional information
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 202628 Oct
Non Material Amendment relatvie to Planning Permission 26/00347/PP
PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment26/01975/NMA - 202624 Feb
Section 42 application to vary the standard time-limit condition relative to planning permission reference…
This applicationApprovedFull26/00347/PP
Source: Argyll
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