Solar, wind and battery projects near Keith (AB55)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of AB55 (Moray): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Gibson Farm, Blackhillock (349 MW battery storage, approved on 3 December 2025, not yet built), 2.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of AB55
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodinfinnoch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2014 | Sep 2011 | refused Dec 2012 | Jan 2014 | Moray | 1.3 |
| Blackhillock Electricity Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | under constructionupdated Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Sep 2021 | Moray | 2.5 |
| Edintore Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 18 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Dec 2010 | granted Aug 2012 | Oct 2016 | Moray | 2.6 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 | Moray | 2.7 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 | Moray | 2.7 |
| Gibson Farm, Blackhillockbattery storage | battery storage | 349 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Moray | 2.9 |
| Electricity Substation, Westerton Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | Moray | 3.6 |
| Drum Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Jul 2025 | Moray | 4.0 |
| Meikleton of Ardonaldwind turbine | wind turbine | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Aberdeenshire | 6.6 |
| Cairnborrowwind farm | wind farm | 10 | operationalupdated Apr 2018 | Oct 2013 | granted Aug 2014 | Apr 2018 | Aberdeenshire | 8.6 |
Distance from the average position of the AB55 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 106 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 799 |
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 AB55, 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.