Solar, wind and battery projects near Banchory (AB31)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB31 (Aberdeenshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision. The largest live scheme is Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storage (106 MW wind farm, application submitted on 6 November 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 4.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB31
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Fare Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 150 | abandonedupdated Sep 2018 | — | — | Sep 2018 | Aberdeenshire | 4.4 |
| Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storagewind farm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Nov 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 4.9 |
| Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | — | Nov 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 4.9 |
| Auchorie Farm, Midmarwind farm | wind farm | 1.6 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Aberdeenshire | 7.9 |
Distance from the average position of the AB31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Aberdeenshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
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 Near AB31, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.