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The Scottish Government published a summary on 8 October of responses to a consultation about the 50 megawatt threshold for onshore electricity-generation applications. The threshold determines whether an application is decided by Scottish Ministers or the relevant planning authority.
The consultation ran from 30 December 2025 to 27 March 2026 and received 214 responses. The government grouped feedback by respondent type and summarized common themes.
The publication explicitly says it is not a full analysis and does not reflect every viewpoint. It reports consultation input; it does not say the threshold has been changed or that a new rule is in force.
The 50 MW figure describes the decision route under discussion. Any future change would require a separate government decision and implementation; the response summary itself records no enacted amendment.