Planning Application
The Section 36 application for consent to the Scottish Government (Ref: ECU00006039) submitted in April 2025, for the Westport Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) proposal, has now been validated.Electronic copies of the planning application and accompanying documents can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Public Notice (published in the Southern Reporter, Edinburgh Gazette and The Scotsman newspapers)
Screening opinion of the Scottish ministers
Pre-Application Consultation Report (PAC)
Figures
- Site location plan
- BESS substation building
- Battery storage enclosure
- Capacity bank
- DNO substation building
- Existing and proposed site elevation
- Infrastructure layout
- Infrastructure layout elevation view
- LV feeder pillar & aggregation panel details
- Power conversion system & transformer
- Pre insertion resistor
- Spares storage container
- Substation compound
- Swept path analysis - Fire tender tracking
- Typical acoustic fence detail
- Typical lighting & CCTV column
- Typical LV switchgear room
- Typical security fence details
- Typical stock proof fence
Arboricultural impact assessment
Archaeology and built heritage assessment
Biodiversity net gain assessment
Construction traffic management plan
Flood risk screening and drainage management plan
Land capability classification for agriculture
Landscape and visual appraisal (LVA)
- Appendix A - LVIA methodology (non-EIA)
- Appendix B1 - Landscape masterplan
- Appendix B2 - Figures
- Appendix C - Photomontages
Outline fire risk management plan
Site location plan
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Infrastructure plan
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Landscape masterplan
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In addition, a hard copy of the documentation is available for public viewing at Ochiltree Community Hub, 45 Main St, Ochiltree, Cumnock KA18 2PE. Please contact the hub for opening times.
A statutory consultation period is being held by the ECU to enable the public, as well as key consultees, to submit formal representations on the proposal. Feedback will be assessed against the proposals and a determination made by Scottish Ministers.
You can submit a representation to the ECU in the following ways:
- Online: Accessing the Online Planning Information System, and leave a comment on application ECU00006039 at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx.
- Email: Contact the Energy Consents Unit at representations@gov.scot, quoting the reference ECU00006039 including your full name, address, and the date in your email.
- Post: Writing to Energy Consents Unit, Scottish Government, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU and quoting the reference: ECU00006039, your full name, address, and the date.
All representations should be made no later than XXXX 2025, although Scottish Ministers may consider representations after this date.