Solar, wind and battery projects near Elgin (IV30)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IV30 (Moray): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) (50 MW solar farm, approved on 25 May 2018, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 5.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IV30
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopmillbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jun 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Moray | 2.1 |
| Loanhead Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Moray | 3.3 |
| Hill of Towie (Drummuir)wind farm | wind farm | 48 | operationalupdated Jun 2020 | Nov 2002 | granted Nov 2003 | Jun 2020 | Moray | 3.4 |
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Oct 2013 | granted Jun 2017 | Jun 2020 | Moray | 3.4 |
| Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw)solar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Jul 2017 | granted May 2018 | Sep 2020 | Moray | 5.8 |
| RAF Lossiemouthsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submittedupdated Jul 2026 | May 2026 | — | Jul 2026 | Moray | 6.5 |
| Speyslaw Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2021 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Moray | 8.1 |
| Speyslaw Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | May 2017 | granted Aug 2017 | Sep 2020 | Moray | 8.2 |
| Blackhills Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Moray | 8.4 |
| Blackhills Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Moray | 8.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Water Treatment Plant, Moycroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 | Moray | 2.0 |
Distance from the average position of the IV30 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
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 IV30, 3 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.