Councillor Alison Evison

APP/2025/0089 - Full Planning Permission for Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) up to 49.9MW Comprising Battery Storage Units, Ancillary Buildings, Equipment and Associated Infrastructure Land at Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott, Laurencek

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 9.30 am - September 02, 2025

...to grant full planning permission for the installation of a 49.9MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott, Laurencekirk, subject to conditions including a lighting strategy, community wealth building and socio-economic strategy, and appropriate material finishes, despite community concerns about visual impact.

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Asset Transfer Request - Former Social Work Offices, Rowanbank Road, Portlethen, AB12 4NX

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 9.30 am - September 02, 2025

...to refer the Asset Transfer request for the former Social Work Offices on Rowanbank Road, Portlethen to the Business Services Committee with a recommendation to agree to the transfer at a purchase price of £100.00.

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Results of Statutory and Public Consultations - Speed Limit Orders for Implementing the National 20mph Strategy - Kincardine & Mearns

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 9.30 am - June 10, 2025

This report asks the Committee to consider objections received during Statutory and Public Consultations, and to agree to the making of the speed limit orders required to implement the national 20mph strategy in Kincardine and Mearns.

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Sederunt and Declaration of Members' Interests

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 9.30 am - June 10, 2025

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Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 9.30 am - May 20, 2025

Climate change has significantly increased the risk of coastal erosion and flooding across Aberdeenshire. As a result, Aberdeenshire Council’s Flooding Team were instructed to lead on the Aberdeenshire Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP), which would set out the strategy for dealing with this risk. Following a competitive tender process, JBA Consulting were appointed as consultants to assist with this task. Area Committee is asked to consider and provide comments to Infrastructure Services Committee on the Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan in advance of ISC Committee Meeting on 19th June 2025.

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