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Faichfield Quarry Longside Aberdeenshire AB42 3ED

Awaiting decision Aberdeenshire APP/2026/1026 Certificate of Lawful Use

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

Proposal

Existing Use - Ready Mix Concrete Plant, Staff Welfare Facilities, Site Office and Associated Infrastructure (Access, Parking and Truck Turning)

As published by the council, reference APP/2026/1026

Application record

Reference
APP/2026/1026
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Central Buchan
Parish
Longside & District
Postcode
AB42 3ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 19 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 August 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

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

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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 lawful development applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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