Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Supply base decision shows Buchan is “open for business”

Longside supply base plans
Longside supply base plans

Councillors have paved the way for a major offshore supply base to be built at a north-east airfield.

This morning members of the Buchan area committee unanimously agreed three linked planning applications which would allow Aberdeen-based Independent Oilfield Service (IOS) to revamp the site.

The existing pipeyard would be expanded with several large warehouses, separate office buildings and space for outside storage.

Members of the committee heralded the proposal as a boost for the Buchan economy.

Councillor Alan Gardiner said: “Longside Airfield is an area that should have been developed before now. With the downturn in the oil industry this can only be a good thing for Peterhead and the surrounding area.

“There’s been a lot of work done behind the scenes by this committee about bringing jobs to the area.

“The challenges of the oil industry in Aberdeen is an opportunity to attract businesses to the area who can save money. We are open for business.”

Mr Gardiner added: “There’s a big workforce of experienced people in the north-east who can take up these jobs.”

And councillor Jim Ingram said: “I welcome the development, especilly if it brings jobs and prosperity to the area.”

Before this morning’s meeting at Buchan House in Peterhead, council planning officers revised their report, removing the need for the application to be referred to the local authority’s infrastructure committee.

This allowed members to formally grant planning permission today.

IOS’s development of the site, three miles west of Peterhead, has been gradual and the firm has submitted a number of applications over the past two years to steadily increase the size of the pipe storage yard.

It is understood that the firm initially looked at sites in neighbouring Peterhead, but could not find one large enough for the development.