Planning application
Land At Middleton Of Blackford Rothienorman AB51 8YN
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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 500MW, Solar PV Panels and Associated Substation and Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1152
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/1152
- Type
- Notification under Electricity Act 1989
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Objection
- Received
- 15 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Turriff And District
- Parish
- Fyvie, Rothie & Monquhitter
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AB51 8YN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Objection
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
78 documents on file for this application
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