Skip to content

Land 1525M SE Of Finglack Culloden Moor Inverness

25/03986/S37Section 37Refused

Refused on 17 December 2025

Council decision: S37 Raise ObjectionPlanning committee

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Beauly to Peterhead 400 kV OHL - Install, operate and keep installed 186km of new 400 kV overhead transmission line (OHL), supported on steel lattice tower structures, between proposed new substations at Fanellan (NH 48321 42717) in the area of Beauly, Greens (NJ 81960 47587) in the area of New Deer and Netherton (NK 05761 45576) in the area of Peterhead; associated crossing works, temporary diversions and permanent realignment to 14.7 km of existing 132 kV and 275 kV OHLs, and ancillary development and associated works. This case will be determined by the Energy Consents Unit Please visit Energy Consents Unit at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00005221&T=5 using reference number ECU00005165

Received
17 October 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
8
Ward
Nairn And Cawdor
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target18 Dec
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 61 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Land 1525M SE Of Finglack Culloden Moor Inverness. Highland has handled 10,690 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Highland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Nairn And Cawdor.

Application details

Application type
Section 37
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Cawdor And West Nairnshire Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2025
Consultation expiry
21 November 2025
Consultation start
22 October 2025
Consultation end
21 November 2025
Last date for comments
21 November 2025
Target decision date
18 December 2025
Permission expires
17 December 2030

Planning decision

Statutory period
62 days

Additional information

Documents
753
Constraints
1641

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Highland

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Around this site

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.