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Battery storage consents

Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Scottish Government, 2020

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Abstract

Letter to Heads of Planning in Scotland which clarifies current procedural expectations regarding the granting of energy consents and related planning permissions. Focuses on three areas: electricity storage, particularly battery installations and the consenting regime; use of Section 42 applications related to development permitted by energy consents; and the Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (Applications Under Section 42) (Scotland) Direction 2020.

History

Dated 27 August 2020.

Subjects

Planning and development
Other planning disciplines
Power supply/energy

Publisher History

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.

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