Planning application
Land At Longmorn Elgin Moray
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed 100 GW per year Anaerobic Digestion Plant on
As published by the council, reference 23/00709/APP
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00709/APP
- Type
- Application for Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 1 May 2023
- Validated
- 9 May 2023
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Fochabers Lhanbryde
- Parish
- Heldon
- Decision by
- Committee - National/Major
Site history
Applications at this address on the Moray register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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22/01654/SCN Decided
Land At Longmorn Elgin Moray
Erection and operation of anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure on
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2023
Received by Moray
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9 May 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 25/00002/REF (Refused at DPEA)
- Application: 22/01654/SCN
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arthian Ltd Agent, registered in Inverness
Active · incorporated 1996 · Inverness
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils
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See their track recordAcorn Bioenergy Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2019 · London
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
76 documents on file for this application
- APPEAL DECISION
- SEPA - UPDATED
- TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
- BIOMASS STRATEGY
- DRAFT BIOMASS POLICY STATEMENT - MARC 2024
- MORAY CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY 2020-2030
- MORAY LDP VOL 2 - ELGIN MAP
- MORAY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN VOL 3
- MORAY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN VOL 4
- MORAY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN VOL 5
- NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK 4
- OVERARCHING NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT FOR ENEGRY
- PLANNING FOR NEW ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REVISED DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT
- STRATEGIC SPATIAL ENERGY PLAN - SSEP METHODOLOGY MAY 2025
- SSEP METHODOLOGY SOS LETTER OF APPROVAL 15.05.25
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT GREE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY SEPT 2024
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME OF GOVERNEMENT 2025-26
- FIGURE 1- LONGMORN AD PLANT & ITS CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- FIGURE 2 - MAP OF AREA SURROUNDING LONGMORN AD SHOWING 42 DISTILLERIES WITHIN 15
- COUNCIL REPORT AND MINUTES DECEMBER 2023
- FEARN APPEAL DECISION DPEA REF PPA-270-2293 - 9.05.2025
- CONSULATION RESPONSE FROM STRATECI PLANING & DEVELOPMENT -05.03.25
- SCOTTISH GAS NETWORK CAPACITY STUDY
- UK PARLIMENT POST THE FUTURE OD FERTILISERURE POST -PN-0710
- DECISION NOTICE - REFUSED
- REPORT
- INFORMATION PACK
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUT PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY (ZTV) BARE EARTH
- ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY (ZTV) WITH SCREENING EFFECTS
- VIEWPOINT 1 CORE BURN, WOOD OF LEVEL
- VIEWPOINT 2 BENRIACH COTTAGES, LONGMORN
- VIEWPOINT 3 A941 LONGMORN
- VIEWPOINT 4 MINOR ROAD, FOGWATT
- VIEWPOINT 5 FOOTPATH AT BEN RIACH VIEW
- ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- CUT AND FILL HEAT MAP
- PROPOSED ENCLOSURE PLAN
- ENTRANCE OFFICE ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLAN
- STRAW BUILDING - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS
- ENTRANCE OFFICE LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS
- STRAW BUILDING - PROPOSED SECTIONS
- ACOUSTIC ENTRANCE FENCE
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- PAVING PLAN
- PROPOSED CATCHMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED SYSTEM CATCHMENT PLAN
- CUT AND FILL HEATMAP
- GRID ENTRY UNIT
- SITE PLAN & 3D IMAGES
- LANDSCAPE MITIGATION PLAN
- ACCESS LAYOUT
- PROPOSED SITE LEVELS
- PROPOSED RAMP
- LOCATION PLAN
- VEHICLE TRACKING
- CLAMP LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS
- CLAMP SECTIONS AND DETAILS
- RESIDENTIAL RECEPTOR LOCATION PLAN
- ASSESSED SCHEME OF LIGHTING
- LIGHT SPILL
- TOPO SURVEY
- FERMENTOR TANK
- SLURRY TANK
- SEPARATOR BUILDING - FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- FERMENTOR TANK FLAT TOP
- PROPOSED RAINWATER LAGOON DETAILS
- PROPOSED LAGOON DETAILS
- POWER CABLE DIVERSION ROUTE
- BASE NO 1 GAS FLARE
- BASE NO 4 CHPS
- KERB DETAILS
- FENCING AND GATE DETAILS
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