Solar, wind and battery projects near Tomintoul (AB37)
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB37 (Moray): 2 are waiting for a planning decision. The largest live scheme is Dorenell Extension Wind Farm (477 MW wind farm, application submitted on 8 August 2025, no decision recorded), 6.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB37
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorenell Extension Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 477 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Moray | 6.0 |
| Dorenell Extension Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Moray | 6.0 |
Distance from the average position of the AB37 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Moray decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
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.