BRANXTON ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY

Planning application

A Planning Application for the Branxton Energy Storage Facility was submitted under the Section 36 application process to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit on 24th November 2022  application Number ECU0004659 and is a live application.

The submitted planning application for the Branxton Energy Storage Facility is comprehensive in its description and analysis of design, ecology, noise, heritage, landscape and transport features of the project.  Documents submitted as part of the Planning Application include detailed studies covering:

• Planning Statement
• Heritage Impact Assessment
• Indicative layouts
• Site location plans
• Ecological Impact Assessment
• Noise Impact Assessment
• Coal Authority report
• Transportation Swept Path Analysis
• Geophysical investigations undertaken in consultation with the East Lothian archaeologist
• Landscape Visualisation assessment including 5 viewpoint visualisations plus photomontages of finished project infrastructure where appropriate
• Zone of Theoretical Visibility assessment
• Community Engagement programme including public presentations in the local community to allow local residents to engage with the applicant and Environmental specialists and provide feedback.

Planning documents

You can view the documents on the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website at https://www.energyconsents.scot, application reference number 4659 Branxton Energy Storage Facility,

or via link:   https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00004659

or download the submitted planning documents below:

• Branxton Above Ground Infrastructure Location
• 4852_Branxton Planning Statement v1.6
• 4852_DR_P_0010 – Planning Drawing 001 – Site Location
• 4852_DR_P_0001-P8 – Planning Drawing 002a revised – Indicative BESS Layout
• 4852_DR_P_0008-P1 – Planning Drawing 008 – Indicative SPT & Client Control Buildings
• 4852_DR_P_0011 – Planning Drawing 030 – Indicative BESS Infrastructure Example
• 4852_DR_P_0003 – Planning Drawing 003 – Indicative Security Column
• 4852_DR_P_0004 – Planning Drawing 004 – Indicative Palisade Fence Detail
• 4852_DR_P_0005 – Planning Drawing 005 – Indicative Battery Storage Container
• 4852_DR_P_0006 – Planning Drawing 006 – Indicative PCS Inverter & Transformer
• 4852_DR_P_0007 – Planning Drawing 007 – Indicative Transformer A
• 4852_DR_P_0007 – Planning Drawing 007 – Indicative Transformer B
• 4852_Ecology IA_V1-1_ST_20221124_Combined
• Appendix A_Ecology_Figures
• Appendix 5 – Branxton project site photos
• 4852_Branxton_HIA
• 4852-REP-008 Fig06 Setting Study Area and Heritage Assets
• 4852-REP-008 Fig06 Setting Study Area w Heritage Assets rev
• 4852-REP-003 Fig01 Site Location and Study Areas
• 4852-REP-004 Fig02 Designated Assets within 1 km
• 4852-REP-005 Fig03 Non-Designated Assets within 1 km
• 4852-REP-006 Fig04 1888 Ordnance Survey (OS) Map
• 4852-REP-007 Fig05 1919 Ordnance Survey (OS) Map
• Branxton Coal Authority Report
• Branxton SweptPathAnalysis 14Nov22 updated
• 4852_NoiseAssessment_V2-0_MDET_20221118
• Branxton ESS Viewpoints
• 4852_DR_P_0001-P8 – Planning Drawing 002a – superceded layout
• Appendix B_Development_Layout superceded
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Figures 1-5
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Figures 6a – 6d
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 1
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 2
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 3
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 4
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 5
• Branxton Energy Storage Facility LVA Visualisations 6
• Landscape and Visual Appraisal
• Transportation Routes (superceded)
• Branxton Community Engagement Report
• Branxton Transport Statement V1.0 (superceded)
• Transport Statement Appendix 1: ECGS-GCR-TS-GA-DR-C-0001 – Access Routes_P01 (superceded)
• Transport Statement Appendix 2: Branxton SweptPathAnalyses 22052023 (superceded)
• Transport Statement Appendix 3: Transport Scotland Consultation Response – 28 April 2023 (superceded)
• Branxton BESS – Drainage Strategy Report
• ECGS-GCR-DR-GA-DR-C-0001_Pr Drainage
• ECGS-GCR-DR-GA-DR-C-0002_Ex Drainage
• Transport Statement V4.0
• Transport Statement Appendix 1: ECGS-GCR-TP-GA-DR-C-0001-ECGS-GCR-TS-GA-DR-P-0001
• Transport Statement Appendix 2: Transport Scotland Consultation Response – 28 April 2023
• Transport Statement Appendix 3: Branxton SweptPathAnalyses 21062023
• Transport Statement Appendix 4: Branxton BESS Traffic Volume Gantt
• 4852_DR_P_0001-P10 – Planning Drawing 002 – Indicative BESS Layout
• 4852_DR_P_0001-P10 – Planning Drawing 002a – Indicative BESS Layout
• Transport Statement V5.0
• Appendix 1: ECGS-GCR-XX-GA-DR-P-0002- Site Entrance- Inset Plan
• Appendix 1: ECGS-GCR-XX-GA-DR-P-0001- Site Entrance- Oldhamstocks Junction to A1
• Appendix 1: 49179-01 KEY
• Appendix 1: 49179-01
• Appendix 1: 49179-02
• Appendix 1: ECGS-GCR-TS-GA-DR-C-0001 – Access Routes
• Appendix 2: Transport Scotland Consultation Response – 28 April 2023
• Appendix 3: Branxton SweptPathAnalyses 21062023
• Appendix 4: Branxton BESS Traffic Volume Gantt