Land 200 Metres North West Of Jamesfield Garden Centre Newburgh KY14 6EW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00067/FLM - planning permission major Refused

Proposal

Installation of 49.9MW battery energy storage system (BESS), formation of SUDS, associated infrastructure and landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:52

Application progress

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Received

20 Jan 2026

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Validated

6 Feb 2026

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Committee

8 Jul 2026

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Refused

8 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Perth Planning and Placemaking Committee on 8 Jul 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

Officers advised approval because the proposal complied with the Development Plan and no material considerations outweighed it.
One representation raised concerns about construction traffic, fire safety, landscape, noise, prime agricultural land and community benefits.
The committee voted six to four to refuse because of prime agricultural land loss and cumulative industrialisation.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Perth's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.

Documents 94

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF P&PC REPORT UPDATE Committee Report · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF P&PC REPORT OF HANDLING Committee Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION Application Form · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 19

PDF 54 AERIAL POTENTIAL ROOST FEATURE SURVEY Report · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 53 BAT ROOST TREE SURVEY REPORT Report · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL (REVISED) Report · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONSULTEE RESPONSE - BIODIVERSITY Internal Consultees · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOODS COMMENTS Internal Consultees · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONSULTEE FROM FLOODING Internal Consultees · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL CONSULTEE FROM PERTH AND KINROSS HERITAGE TRUST External Consultees · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT Internal Consultees · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL CONSULTEE TRANSPORT SCOTLAND External Consultees · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 46 ARCHAEOLOGY DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Report · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 35 APPENDIX 1.2 - VIEWPOINT ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 43 FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 33 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 50 NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 23 PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 25 PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 51 TRANSPORT STATEMENT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 27

Consultation & comments 14

PDF FURTHER TREE OFFICER COMMENTS Internal Consultees · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE & LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Internal Consultees · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONSULTEE-EHNO Internal Consultees · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL CONSULTEE FROM SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS External Consultees · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show External Consultees · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF INTERNAL CONSULTEE PRIVATE WATER Internal Consultees · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONSULTEE RESPONSE - CL Internal Consultees · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL CONSULTATION FROM HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND External Consultees · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FURTHER COMMENT FROM SGN External Consultees · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION MAPS OS Extract · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SGN COMMENTS External Consultees · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 24 PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION REPORT Report · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Special protection area about 409 m away: Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary; SSSI about 409 m away: Inner Tay Estuary.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Perth
Application type: planning permission major
Postcode: KY14 6EW
Received: 20 Jan 2026
Validated: 6 Feb 2026
Ward: Almond And Earn
Parish: Abernethy
Case officer: Show
Decision: refuse the application
Decision date: 8 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Scott Hobbs Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 152 days from validation, 100 days slower than Perth's median of 52 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 8% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

This one152d

Council52d

UK55d

61%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

9%go to committee

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Perth in the last twelve months, from validation. Perth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Withdrawn

Jamesfield Garden Centre Newburgh Cupar KY14 6EW

Erection of battery energy storage system

24/01499/SCRN 4 Oct 2024