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Smiddyburn Quarry Folla Rule Rothienorman Inverurie AB51 8UP

Awaiting decision Aberdeenshire APP/2026/1682

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Continued Mineral Extraction and Proposed Extension Including Recycling of Imported Waste and Site Restoration Without Compliance with Conditions 12 (Length of Permission) and 16 (Restoration) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2014/3200

As published by the council, reference APP/2026/1682

Application record

Reference
APP/2026/1682
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
AB51 8UP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Aberdeenshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • ENQ/2026/1877 Awaiting decision

    Smiddyburn Quarry Folla Rule Rothienorman Inverurie AB51 8UP

    Continued Mineral Extraction and Proposed Extension Including Recycling of Imported Waste and Site Restoration Without Compliance with Conditions 12 (Length of Permission) and 16 (Restoration) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2014/3200

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Received by Aberdeenshire

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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.

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's median decision took 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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