Solar, wind and battery projects near Charlestown of Aberlour (AB38)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB38 (Moray): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Rothes Wind Farm III (132 MW wind farm, approved on 22 October 2022, not yet built), 6.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB38
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigellachie Biomass CHP Plant, Craigellachie- Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Moray | 2.9 |
| Teindland Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 85 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Moray | 4.7 |
| Rothes Wind Farm IIIwind farm | wind farm | 132 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Feb 2019 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | Moray | 6.5 |
| Craig Watch Wind Farm & Battery Storagewind farm | wind farm | 72.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | — | Jul 2022 | Moray | 7.3 |
| Garbet Windfarm Wind Farm & Storage facilitywind farm | wind farm | 46.2 | under constructionupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Moray | 7.3 |
| Craig Watch Wind Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 27.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | — | Jul 2022 | Moray | 7.3 |
| Garbet Windfarm Wind Farm & Storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 3 | under constructionupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jul 2025 | Moray | 7.3 |
| Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish)wind farm | wind farm | 50.6 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Sep 2001 | granted Jan 2003 | May 2017 | Moray | 10.0 |
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II)wind farm | wind farm | 41.4 | operationalupdated Aug 2013 | Dec 2007 | granted Jan 2010 | Aug 2013 | Moray | 10.0 |
| Cairn Uish Wind Farm Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2004 | — | — | Aug 2004 | Moray | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teindland Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | — | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Moray | 4.7 |
Distance from the average position of the AB38 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wind farm | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 336 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
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. Near AB38, 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.