Planning application
Craigneil Windfarm Land To The North And North East Of Hillside Rickarton Stonehaven
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 11 Wind Turbines, Formation of Access Tracks, Hardstandings, Substation, Control Building, Met Mast, Borrow Pit, Associated Infrastructure and Temporary Construction Compound Without Compliance with Conditions 5 (Implementation in Accordance with Approved Plans), 6 (Design and Operation of Turbines) and 18 (Micro-siting) of Planning Permission APP/2018/0993
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/0965
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/0965
- Type
- Application under Section 42
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Stonehaven And Lower Deeside
- Parish
- Stonehaven & District
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
202 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's median decision took 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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