Planning application
Aspen Offshore Wind Farm Land Between Mean Low Water Springs Near Craig Stirling, Newtonhill And Fetteresso Forest Aberdeenshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of Onshore Transmission Infrastructure Including Installation of Electrical Cables, Erection of Substation and Associated Enabling and Ancillary Works to Connect the Aspen Offshore Wind Farm to the National Electricity Transmission System
As published by the council, reference ENQ/2026/0875
Application record
- Reference
- ENQ/2026/0875
- Type
- EIA Scoping Request
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Mearns
- Parish
- North Kincardine Rural
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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
20 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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