Planning application
MarramWind Offshore Wind Farm Land Between Mean Low Water Springs At Lunderton And Scotstown Beach To The East Of Longside Peterhead
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Onshore Electricity Transmission Infrastructure and Associated Development for the proposed MarramWind Offshore Wind Farm Including Formation of Onshore Landfills, Laying Underground Cables, Erection of Substations And Associated Works
As published by the council, reference APP/2025/2060
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2025/2060
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Central Buchan
- Parish
- Buchan East
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Aberdeenshire
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20 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 March 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
222 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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