Planning applicationSBO/25/00865/S36

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

RegisteredWorth watchingRenewable Energy & Sustainability
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1,291 of 1,291 official records received 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 were available when checked on 6 Sept 2026.

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Received

2 July 2025

Validated

2 July 2025

Planning Signals

5 detected traits

Works
Landscaping
Specific
Associated InfrastructureParking AccessRenewable Energy InfrastructureSolar Farm
AI summary

Plans for a large solar farm with battery storage, plus access, grid links and landscaping to support renewable power generation.

Impact scale

Estimated scale of impact on the surrounding area.

8/10
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Application SBO/25/00865/S36

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

RegisteredRenewable Energy, EV & Heat PumpsReceived Scottish Borders Council

Plans for a large solar farm with battery storage, plus access, grid links and landscaping to support renewable power generation.

The record

Reference
SBO/25/00865/S36
Address
Bowshiel Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Land At Bowshiel Farm Duns Grantshouse Scottish Borders
Status
Registered
Category
Renewable Energy, EV & Heat Pumps
Impact scale
8/10
Authority
Scottish Borders Council

Timeline

Received
Validated
Last scraped
Record created

Additional application data

Latitude
55.9036
Longitude
-2.343

What is proposed

Plain-language summary

Plans for a large solar farm with battery storage, plus access, grid links and landscaping to support renewable power generation.

As filed with the council

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.

Supporting documents(4)