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Bowshiel Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Land At Bowshiel Farm Duns Grantshouse Scottish Borders

25/00865/S36Section 36 ApplicationAwaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of a Solar Farm with generating capacity of up to 170MW and accompanying Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with generating capacity of up to 150MW, associated infrastructure, access, and landscaping.

Received
2 July 2025
Decision due
2 November 2025
Public comments
2
Ward
East Berwickshire
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Nov
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Bowshiel Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Land At Bowshiel Farm Duns Grantshouse Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders has handled 3,657 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across East Berwickshire.

Application details

Application type
Section 36 Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Cockburnspath & Cove Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
123 days

Additional information

Documents
81
Constraints
35

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Scottish Borders

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