Planning permission
Aberdeenshire Council granted full planning permission on 19 November 2024 for a 6 MW ground-mounted solar array and associated works.
What the planning assessment found
- No flood risk: SEPA flood maps show no risk from rivers, the sea or surface water
- No heritage impact identified, including on the Strichen Conservation Area
- Habitats of low to local ecological value (Preliminary Ecological Appraisal)
- At least 46.5% biodiversity net gain, with native hedgerow screening
The application and decision notice are on Aberdeenshire Council’s planning portal under reference APP/2024/1169.
Consent
- Status
- Full planning permission granted
- Authority
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Reference
- APP/2024/1169
- Decision date
- 19 November 2024
- Consented scheme
- 6 MW ground-mounted solar array and associated works
- Solar PV area
- 8.967 hectares
- Commencement deadline
- 19 November 2027
- Permission ends
- 30 November 2064Site cleared and restored by this date
- Pre-commencement conditions
- Four to dischargeSite restoration scheme, visibility splays, mounting frame details, Construction Traffic Management Plan
Interested in Strichen Solar Farm?
Contact us to sign an NDA and get access to the data room.