Councillor Iain Sutherland
Email: cllr.i.sutherland2@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Council: Aberdeenshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Audit Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 10.15 am
Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 9.30 am
Aberdeenshire Council - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 10.15 am
Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 9.30 am
Audit Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.15 am
Decisions from Meetings
173 decisions · Page 7 of 35
Museum of Scottish Lighthouse, Fraserburgh
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025
The purpose of this report is to provide a background to a request from MoSL to extend and enhance the current facility together with the current overview of the Council’s support for the facility and to consider whether Landlords Consent is granted for extending and enhancing the Museum of Scottish Lighthouse.
Agreed
Aberdeenshire HSCP Strategic Delivery Plan Performance Report and Draft Strategic Plan
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025
... to acknowledge the Aberdeenshire HSCP Strategic Delivery Plan Performance Report and Draft Strategic Plan, to agree to the recommendations as per the report, and to provide comments to the Integration Joint Board on the draft Strategic Plan for 2025-2035, focusing on working closely with those impacted by changes, considering community views in the Community Hospital review, addressing the impact of MIU closure, considering the strain on GP services, and prioritizing staff wellbeing and retention.
Note
Banff & Buchan Area Committee Update on Banff & Buchan Crown Estate Coastal Communities Fund 2024/25: Amendment to Coastal Paths Application
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025
...to reallocate £25,000 of Scottish Government Crown Estate Coastal Communities Funding 2024/25 from the Sandend to Whitehills coastal path improvements to the Cullen to Findlater Castle coastal path improvements, and to bring an update back to the Area Committee on the naming arrangements of the coastal path, with identity based on Place not culture.
Agreed
APP/2025/0871 - Full Planning Permission Major for Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an Installed Capacity of 49.9MW, Landscaping and Associated Infrastructure. Land South of Whitestones, Birks Farm, Longmanhill, Banff
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025
...to grant Full Planning Permission for the installation of a 49.9MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with landscaping and associated infrastructure at Land South of Whitestones, Birks Farm, Longmanhill, Banff, subject to conditions.
Refuse
Sederunt and Declaration of Members' Interests
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025
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Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 173