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Buchan Offshore Wind Approximately 75 Km Off The Coast Of Aberdeenshire North Sea

Awaiting decision Aberdeen City 250924/S36 Consultation (S.36 Electricity Act)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction and operation of offshore generating station and offshore transmission infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 250924/S36

Application record

Reference
250924/S36
Type
Consultation (S.36 Electricity Act)
Status
Pending
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Aberdeen City

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Aberdeen City took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

89 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Aberdeen City for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Aberdeen City's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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