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Land 590M NE Of Isauld Cottage Reay

24/01669/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 31 January 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Proposal

Erection and operation of a 34MW capacity battery energy storage facility (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure

Received
26 April 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
15
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated20 May
  3. Consult.30 Dec
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 256 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land 590M NE Of Isauld Cottage Reay. Highland has handled 4,846 applications of this type. This one was decided in 280 days, 32 weeks longer than Highland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Thurso And North West Caithness.

98% of full applications at Highland Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Caithness West Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 May 2024
Consultation expiry
23 February 2025
Consultation start
16 December 2024
Consultation end
30 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
31 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 February 2025
Last date for comments
23 February 2025
Target decision date
19 September 2024
Committee meeting
22 January 2025
Permission expires
31 January 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Per: Clive Fagg 9 Dairy Lane Hose Melton Mowbray LE14 4JW

Planning decision

Statutory period
122 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 May 2024
Advertisement expiry
14 June 2024

Appeal history

3361168
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 April 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
75
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Highland

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