Solar, wind and battery projects near Peterculter (AB14)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB14 (Aberdeen City): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Newton Of Pitfodels (40 MW battery storage, approved on 28 March 2025, not yet built), 6.7 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (49.5 MW, operational), 26.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB14
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullerlie Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | Aberdeenshire | 5.9 |
| Newton Of Pitfodelsbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | May 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Aberdeen City | 6.7 |
| St Johns Terracesolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | no application requiredupdated Sep 2021 | — | — | Sep 2021 | Aberdeen City | 8.4 |
| Airyhall Distribution Service Reservoir, St Johns Terracerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Aberdeen City | 8.4 |
| Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogensolar farm | solar farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 8.6 |
| Bankhead Recycling Solar Array, Battery Storage & Hydrogenbattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 8.9 |
| Meikle Carewewind farm | wind farm | 10 | operationalupdated Jun 2014 | Nov 2006 | granted May 2010 | Jun 2014 | Aberdeenshire | 9.1 |
| A981 Fraserburghbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Dec 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | Aberdeen City | 9.1 |
| Drumforskiesolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 | Aberdeen City | 9.4 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facilitysolar farm | solar farm | 8 | abandonedupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2026 | Aberdeen City | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 | Aberdeenshire | 5.4 |
| Pitfodels House, North Deeside Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Aberdeen City | 7.2 |
| One Subsea, Badentoy Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 7.8 |
| Badentoy Drive, Portlethenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | Aberdeenshire | 7.8 |
| Ithaca Energy, Hill Of Rubislawrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | Aberdeen City | 8.6 |
| David Lloyd, Garthdee Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Aberdeen City | 9.0 |
| Health And Fitness Club, Garthdee Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Aberdeen City | 9.1 |
Distance from the average position of the AB14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine Offshore Windfarm | 49.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | 26.7 |
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
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
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 AB14, 5 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.