Iain Sutherland - Councillor for Aberdeenshire (Ward 03 - Fraserburgh and District)

Councillor Iain Sutherland

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Ward 03 - Fraserburgh and District

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

Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 10.15 am

February 05, 2026, 10:15 am
Committee Committee Member

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 9.30 am

January 27, 2026, 9:30 am
Committee Committee Member

Aberdeenshire Council - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 10.15 am

January 15, 2026, 10:15 am
Committee Committee Member

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 9.30 am

December 16, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.15 am

December 11, 2025

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 173