Planning application
Field On West Side Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 49.9 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Associated Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/0765
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/0765
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 9 May 2025
- Validated
- 23 May 2025
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Fraserburgh And District
- Parish
- Fraserburgh
Site history
Applications at this address on the Aberdeenshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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ENQ/2024/0846 Awaiting decision
Field On West Side Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Installation of Battery Electricity Storage System (up to 49.9 MW) and Associated Infrastructure
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ENQ/2024/0849 Decided
Field On West Side Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Installation of Battery Electricity Storage System (up to 49.9 MW) and Associated Infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 May 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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23 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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18 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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.
About this record
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