Former Newburgh Lifeboat Station Beach Road Newburgh Aberdeenshire AB41 6BY Data via plota.co.uk

APP/2026/1187 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations and Change of Use of Building to form Lifeboat / Maritime Heritage Centre, Erection of Decking, Erection of Ancillary Building, Installation of Ground Mounted Solar PV Array and Formation of Boardwalk Link To Carpark Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Sept 2026; it is now day 79. The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Ramsar wetland about 188 m away: Ythan Estuary and Meikle Loch
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 188 m away: Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
AB41 6BY
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Ellon And District
Parish
Foveran
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Space Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Aberdeenshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target
38%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Aberdeenshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Aberdeenshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100761592-001
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No