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Land At Middleton Of Blackford Rothienorman AB51 8YN

Refused Aberdeenshire APP/2025/1152 Notification under Electricity Act 1989

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Objection

  3. 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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What 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 less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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