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Solar, wind and battery projects near Aberdeen (AB12)

26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB12 (Aberdeen City): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 22 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Persley BESS (70 MW battery storage, approved on 4 June 2025, not yet built), 8.9 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (49.5 MW, operational), 18.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

26projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
22approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of AB12

Projects of 1 MW and more (14)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Drumforskiesolar farmsolar farm2.5application submittedupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025—Jan 2026Aberdeen City0.7
Rigifa Cove Roadbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Oct 2023granted Nov 2024Jun 2026Aberdeen City1.4
Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogenbattery storagebattery storage5approved, not builtupdated May 2023Aug 2022granted Apr 2023May 2023Aberdeenshire1.6
Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogensolar farmsolar farm3approved, not builtupdated May 2023Aug 2022granted Apr 2023May 2023Aberdeenshire2.2
Craigshaw Drive Battery Storage Facility & Electric Vehicle Charging Hubbattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Mar 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024Aberdeen City2.5
St Johns Terracesolar farmsolar farm1.3no application requiredupdated Sep 2021——Sep 2021Aberdeen City3.4
Airyhall Distribution Service Reservoir, St Johns Terracerooftop solarrooftop solar1.1approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Mar 2023granted Sep 2023Oct 2023Aberdeen City3.4
Nigg Waste Water Plant, Coast Road Solar PV Arraysrooftop solarrooftop solar1.1approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Sep 2023Oct 2023Aberdeen City4.6
A981 Fraserburghbattery storagebattery storage25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Dec 2021granted Feb 2022Feb 2022Aberdeen City4.6
Newton Of Pitfodelsbattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025May 2024granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Aberdeen City4.7
Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facilitysolar farmsolar farm8abandonedupdated Jun 2026Mar 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2026Aberdeen City6.3
Muchalls Jnct, Muchallssolar farmsolar farm6.1application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025Jun 2025—Dec 2025Aberdeenshire8.1
Persley BESSbattery storagebattery storage70approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Apr 2024granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Aberdeen City8.9
Persley Croftbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Sep 2023granted Aug 2024Dec 2025Aberdeen City9.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
David Lloyd, Garthdee Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024Jan 2024granted May 2024Jun 2024Aberdeen City2.1
Health And Fitness Club, Garthdee Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted Apr 2026Jun 2026Aberdeen City2.2
North East Scotland Collegerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Jan 2022granted Mar 2022Feb 2022Aberdeen City2.8
Peterseat Driverooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021Nov 2021granted Jan 2022Dec 2021Aberdeen City3.5
Pitfodels House, North Deeside Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Nov 2023granted Jan 2024Jan 2024Aberdeen City3.7
Badentoy Drive, Portlethenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022Jan 2022granted Mar 2022Jan 2022Aberdeenshire4.1
Joseph Robertson Limited, Sinclair Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Aberdeen City4.4
One Subsea, Badentoy Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Nov 2022granted Dec 2022Jan 2023Aberdeenshire4.4
Ithaca Energy, Hill Of Rubislawrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022Aug 2022granted Sep 2022Sep 2022Aberdeen City5.0
North East Scotland Collegerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022Jan 2022granted Mar 2022Feb 2022Aberdeen City5.6
First Aberdeen, King Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023Mar 2023granted Apr 2023Apr 2023Aberdeen City6.3
Kings Church, Kings Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted Apr 2026Jun 2026Aberdeen City9.5

Distance from the average position of the AB12 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm511005.5
Rooftop solar14014005.5
Battery storage70700260

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm49.5operationalupdated Mar 202218.6

Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.

How Aberdeen City decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsAberdeen CityUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2210,236
Refused2 (9%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1512%
Battery storage refused2 of 716%
Median time from submission to decision13.7 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 1—

All projects in Aberdeen City

Is the status up to date?

32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near AB12, 9 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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