Planning application
2km South Of Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0XH
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 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Array and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Capacity of up to 90MW and Associated Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1248
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/1248
- Type
- Notification under Electricity Act 1989
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 30 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- East Garioch
- Parish
- Kintore & District
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AB51 0XH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Aberdeenshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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ENQ/2024/1516 Decided
2km South Of Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0XH
Installation of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Array and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Associated Infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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5 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
102 documents on file for this application
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Aberdeenshire granted permission on 20 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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