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Netherton Hub Land West Of Parkhills Farm Blackhills Peterhead Aberdeenshire

Awaiting decision Aberdeenshire APP/2026/1104 Approval of Matters Specified in Conds

Relates to APP/2024/1714

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Proposal

Condition 2b)i, 2b)ii, 2b)iii, 2b)iv, 2b)v, 2b)vi, 2b)vii, 2b)viii, 2b)ix, 2b)x (Development Phase - 400kV and 132KV Substation) of Planning Permission of Planning Permission ref: APP/2024/1714 for Erection of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Including 400kV AC Substation, 132kV AC Substation, 2 HVDC Converter Stations, Transmission Hall, Spares Warehouse, Operations Base and Associated Works

As published by the council, reference APP/2026/1104

Application record

Reference
APP/2026/1104
Type
Approval of Matters Specified in Conds
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Central Buchan
Parish
Longside & District

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 September 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • APP/2024/1714 Granted

    Netherton Hub Land To The West Of Parkhill Farm Blackhills Peterhead

    National for Erection of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Including 400kV AC Substation, 132kV AC Substation, 2 HVDC Converter Stations, Transmission Hall, Spares Warehouse, Operations Base and Associated Works

    Decided 5 Sep 2025 Outline

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • APP/2026/1713 Awaiting decision

    Longside AC Substation Netherton Hub Land To The West Of Parkhill Farm Blackhills Peterhead

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 8 (CEMP) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/1714 - National for Erection of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Including 400kV AC Substation, 132kV AC Substation, 2 HVDC Converter Stations, Transmission Hall, Spares Warehouse, Operations Base and Associated Works (in Association with MSC Application ref: APP/2026/1104)

    Submitted 12 Oct 2026

Documents

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

81 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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