Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm (50 MW)
Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm is a 50 MW battery storage project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 February 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 March 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 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.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003365
- Address (REPD)
- Aultmore Forest, Drybridge, Buckie
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- REPD reference
- 15995
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Blackhillock Electricity Substation | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Electricity Substation, Westerton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Gibson Farm, Blackhillock | battery storage | 349 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Drum Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Edintore Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | operational | 2.4 |
| Bodinfinnoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Cairnborrow | wind farm | 10 | operational | 7.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.5249, -2.9436).