Berry Burn (66.7 MW wind farm)
Berry Burn is a 66.7 MW wind farm project in Grampian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 May 2014; the record was last updated on 21 July 2014. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2004 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2009 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 December 2012 | Construction started |
| 30 May 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 29
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent to Paul's Hill Site Altyre Estate BallindalF
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 255 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Burn Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 37.8 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Pauls Hill 2 | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Paul's Hill and Extension | wind farm | 65 | operational | 0.1 |
| Clash Gour | wind farm | 225 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Ourack | wind farm | 105 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
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 (57.4466, -3.4754).