Land South Of Leyden Road Kirknewton EH27 8DQ
Approved on 21 October 2026
Council decision: Grant Planning Permission20 conditions
Proposal
Proposed 76ha solar PV array, battery energy storage, substation, internal access tracks, improvements to existing junction accesses, and landscape and biodiversity enhancements (EIA development)
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- Public comments
- 64 · last counted 29 October 2026
- Council
- West Lothian Council
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- ReceivedReceived15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation4 Mar
- TargetTarget Date21 Oct
- DecidedDecided21 Oct
Decided in 303 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land South Of Leyden Road Kirknewton EH27 8DQ. West Lothian has handled 3,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 310 days, 35 weeks longer than West Lothian's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across East Livingston & East Calder. We hold 68 applications in total for the EH27 postcode area.
88% of full applications at West Lothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EH27 8DQ
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Kirknewton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 4 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Summit House 12 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4HQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 120 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 174
- Constraints
- 265
Site constraints
Source: West Lothian
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