Planning application
Buchan Offshore Wind Rattray Bay To Peterhead Substation, Southwest Of Peterhead
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Onshore Transmission Infrastructure for Buchan Offshore Wind including Landfall Point, Cable Route Corridor, Cable Circuits, Erection of Substation, Control Building and Associated Works to connect to the Transmission Grid
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1617
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/1617
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Peterhead North And Rattray
- Parish
- Buchan East
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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6 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
110 documents on file for this application
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Aberdeenshire granted permission on 21 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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