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Bowdun Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Infrastructure) Land At Benholm, Johnshaven Connecting To Fetteresso Forest Aberdeenshire

Awaiting decision Aberdeenshire APP/2025/1952 Planning Permission in Principle

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

National Onshore Infrastructure Associated with the Proposed Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm Including Export Cable Landfall and Cable Circuits, Erection of Substation and Associated Works

As published by the council, reference APP/2025/1952

Application record

Reference
APP/2025/1952
Type
Planning Permission in Principle
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Mearns
Parish
Stonehaven & District

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Aberdeenshire took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

218 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Aberdeenshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Aberdeenshire decided outline applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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