Planning application
Land At Fetteresso Forest Stonehaven AB39 3UX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Construction and Operation of 400 kV Air Insulated Substation, Formation of Associated Earthworks, Access, Drainage, Landscaping, Security, Creation of Temporary Construction Compounds and Set-Down, Equipment and Materials Storage Areas
As published by the council, reference APP/2024/1951
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2024/1951
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 6 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mearns
- Parish
- Mearns
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- AB39 3UX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2024
Received by Aberdeenshire
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6 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2578 documents on file for this application
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Aberdeenshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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