Planning application
Land Surrounding Womble Hill Farm Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0XJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an Installed Capacity of up to 200MW and Associated Substation and Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1059
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/1059
- Type
- Notification under Electricity Act 1989
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 30 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- East Garioch
- Parish
- Kintore & District
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AB51 0XJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
69 documents on file for this application
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Aberdeenshire granted permission on 18 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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