Solar, wind and battery projects near Alford (AB33)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB33 (Aberdeenshire): 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Cornabo, Monymusk (3.9 MW wind farm, approved on 29 January 2025, not yet built), 9.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB33
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildrummy Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 18.4 | operationalupdated Jun 2014 | Dec 2006 | granted Aug 2009 | Jun 2014 | Aberdeenshire | 2.3 |
| Pressendyewind farm | wind farm | 16.1 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2010 | Feb 2008 | refused Jul 2016 | Dec 2010 | Aberdeenshire | 2.5 |
| Tibberchindy Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 18 | refusedupdated Mar 2014 | Oct 2012 | refused Feb 2014 | Mar 2014 | Aberdeenshire | 4.5 |
| Burnside Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 4.6 | refusedupdated Jun 2014 | Jul 2013 | refused May 2014 | Jun 2014 | Aberdeenshire | 8.4 |
| Cornabo, Monymuskwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Aberdeenshire | 9.0 |
| Cornabowind farm | wind farm | 2.7 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2018 | Apr 2014 | granted Mar 2015 | Oct 2018 | Aberdeenshire | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dagie, Torphinswind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | May 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Aberdeenshire | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the AB33 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.