Pre-determination hearing on Buchan Offshore Wind plans

A pre-determination hearing will be held next month to discuss a planning application for onshore transmission infrastructure for Buchan Offshore Wind.

The plans – under application APP/2025/1617 – includes a landfall point, cable route corridor, cable circuits, erection of substation, control building and associated works to connect to the Transmission Grid at Rattray Bay to Peterhead Substation.

The pre-determination hearing will take place at 6pm on Wednesday, February 11 at Buchan House, St Peter Street, Peterhead and virtually via Teams.  

For those who wish to view the session, you can do so in-person at the venue – please note public seating is limited – or by connecting online to the Live Stream which will open at 6pm on Wed, Feb 11 Agenda for Pre-determination Hearing on Wednesday, 11th February, 2026, 6.00 pm - Aberdeenshire Council 

You can read more on the application here: https://bit.ly/APP20241714  
 
Please note that only those who have made valid representations on this planning application and have already indicated to the Planning Service by the deadline that they wish to address the hearing will be able to speak directly to councillors.

Such hearings are a formal process allowing those who have already submitted valid representations – as well as the applicant and consultees – to express their views to councillors before any decision is taken. 

These hearings are not public consultation events and, while no decision will be made on the application at the hearing, it will be minuted and all points raised will be placed before the Buchan area committee when it discusses it in due course.

A report containing local views will then be brought before Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee for a final decision.
  
If you have any questions or queries, please contact Theresa Wood on 01467 530917 or theresa.wood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk