Blackbraes Solar PV & BESS
Approved on 20 October 2025
Council decision: Non-EIA
Proposal
Hybrid renewables development comprising solar PV and BESS with a total generating capacity greater than 50 MW.
- Received
- 29 September 2025
- Council
- Energy Consents Unit
- Agent
- SLR Consulting
- ReceivedReceived29 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Oct
Decided in 21 days (council typically 105)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Blackbraes Solar PV & BESS. Energy Consents Unit has handled 139 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 12 weeks quicker than Energy Consents Unit's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
100% of outline applications at Energy Consents Unit were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 15 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Screening
- Development type
- Hybrid Renewables (Other Generating Station)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- District
- Falkirk Council
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 29 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Chint Solar
- Agent
- SLR Consulting
- Agent address
- The Tun,, 4 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH8 8PJ
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Energy Consents Unit
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