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Land Approximately 1.2 Km To The South Of A950 Longside Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 0LY

Granted Aberdeenshire APP/2025/1555 Notification under Electricity Act 1989

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 400MW and Associated Works

As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1555

Application record

Reference
APP/2025/1555
Type
Notification under Electricity Act 1989
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
19 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
18 May 2026
Ward
Central Buchan
Parish
Longside & District
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AB42 0LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2025

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 18 May 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

149 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Aberdeenshire granted permission on 18 May 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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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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