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Drumforskie Stonehaven Road Aberdeen AB12 5XJ

Awaiting decision Aberdeen City 260004/ESC EIA Screening Request

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

Proposal

Installation of 5,678 JA Solar 445W panels ground-mounted solar array panels on galvanised metal frames and associated works. (Forster Group Ltd)

As published by the council, reference 260004/ESC

Application record

Reference
260004/ESC
Type
EIA Screening Request
Status
Pending
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove
Parish
Nigg
Postcode
AB12 5XJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Aberdeen City register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 251307/DPP Granted

    Drumforskie Stonehaven Road Aberdeen AB12 5XJ

    Installation of 5,678 ground mounted solar panels with total generating capacity of 2MW on galvanised metal frames and associated works. (Forster Group Ltd.)

    Decided 11 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2025

    Received by Aberdeen City

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 February 2026, 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 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 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

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