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Solar, wind and battery projects near Westhill (AB32)

21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB32 (Aberdeenshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 15 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project (300 MW battery storage, approved on 7 May 2025, not yet built), 7.2 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (49.5 MW, operational), 32.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

21projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of AB32

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Cullerlie Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm13approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021Feb 2021granted Nov 2021Nov 2021Aberdeenshire4.9
Kintoresolar farmsolar farm50application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jul 2025—Oct 2025Aberdeenshire5.9
Kintorebattery storagebattery storage40application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jul 2025—Oct 2025Aberdeenshire5.9
Broomhill BESSbattery storagebattery storage49approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2026Feb 2022granted Jul 2022Jun 2026Aberdeenshire6.9
Kintore Battery Energy Storage Projectbattery storagebattery storage300approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Feb 2021granted May 2025Jul 2025Aberdeenshire7.2
Womblehill Farm, Kintorebattery storagebattery storage200application submittedupdated Oct 2025Jun 2025—Oct 2025Aberdeenshire7.5
South Leylodge Farmhouse, Kintorebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated May 2024Sep 2022granted Apr 2023May 2024Aberdeenshire7.8
Kintore Substation, Leylodgebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Dec 2023granted Sep 2024Oct 2024Aberdeenshire7.9
Fordtown Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022Sep 2020granted Feb 2021May 2022Aberdeenshire7.9
Newton Of Pitfodelsbattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025May 2024granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Aberdeen City9.2
Farburn Placebattery storagebattery storage30under constructionupdated Oct 2025May 2021granted Sep 2021Oct 2025Aberdeen City9.3
Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facilitybattery storagebattery storage50operationalupdated Sep 2024Jan 2022granted May 2022Sep 2024Aberdeen City9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Enterprise Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022May 2022granted Jul 2022May 2022Aberdeenshire2.1
Archer House, Main Road, Blackburnrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Aug 2022Jul 2022Aberdeenshire5.5
Ellismosssolar farmsolar farm0.4approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024May 2024granted Jul 2024Jul 2024Aberdeenshire5.5
Forest Farm Dairy, Glasgoforestrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022Nov 2022granted Dec 2022Dec 2022Aberdeenshire5.6
Oeg offshore, Tofthills Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Aberdeenshire7.6
Iron Mountain Howe Moss Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.3operationalupdated Mar 2023Jun 2019granted Sep 2019Mar 2023Aberdeen City7.8
Donald Russell, Carnie Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Jan 2024Feb 2024Aberdeenshire8.2
Schoeller Bleckmann Darron, Kirkhill Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.3application withdrawnMay 2026——Aberdeen City8.6
Siemens, Kirkton Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Nov 2023granted Feb 2024Mar 2024Aberdeen City9.5

Distance from the average position of the AB32 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 farm3120063.4
Rooftop solar806101.9
Battery storage102710809

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm49.5operationalupdated Mar 202232.0

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 Aberdeenshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsAberdeenshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)20010,236
Refused64 (32%)19%
Solar refused1 of 4012%
Onshore wind refused60 of 13245%
Battery storage refused3 of 2816%
Median time from submission to decision40.6 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed15 / 13—

All projects in Aberdeenshire

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 AB32, 6 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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