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Cerulean Winds Aspen Project - Pre-Application Public Consultation
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
(AS AMENDED) PREAPPLICATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Notice is hereby given that public consultation is being undertaken by Cerulean Winds Aspen Project Limited Ltd in advance of an application for Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for onshore transmission infrastructure landward of Mean Low Water Springs (MLWS) between Craig Stirling, Newtonhill and Fetteresso Forest, Aberdeenshire, as part of Cerulean Winds’ proposed Aspen Floating Offshore Wind Farm.
The proposed onshore transmission infrastructure landward of MLWS comprises:
Export cables from the offshore wind farm to transition joint bays (TJ) at the potential landfall location between Newtonhill and Fetteresso, Aberdeenshire;
Construction of an onshore substation located between the A90 and the A92;
Onshore underground cable routes, and;
Associated infrastructure, including temporary construction compounds, landscaping, drainage, access tracks, parking, servicing areas and road alterations.
The second phase of public consultation reflects feedback received from the consultation events held in May 2026 and presents updated proposals for the development. The second round of consultation events will provide an opportunity for members of the public to review the refined proposals and submit comments to the prospective applicant prior to the submission of any planning application.
Online exhibition boards can be viewed on the project website from 19th August 2026 available at:
https://aspen.ceruleanwinds.com
The second round of pre-application consultation events will take place at the times and locations below:
Date: 20th August
Venue: Bettridge Centre, Greystone Place, Newtonhill, AB39 3UL
Time: 1200-1900
Date: 24th August
Venue: The Station Hotel, Arduthie Road, Stonehaven AB39 2NE
Time: 1200 - 1900
Comments on the proposals can be submitted in the following ways:
By completing an online feedback form, available on the project website from 19th August -
https://aspen.ceruleanwinds.com
By completing a hard copy feedback form at a public consultation event and leaving it with us or sending it back to us by post at Cerulean Winds, C/O BIG Partnership, Carden Studios, Lower Ground Floor (South), 6 Carden Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1UR.
By email to:
Calling our project phone number: 0808 178 5704
All comments must be received by 5pm on 7th September 2026.
Comments received as part of this preapplication consultation do not constitute formal representations to the Planning Authority. Should a planning application be submitted, there will be a separate period during which formal representations may be made to Aberdeenshire Council.
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