Blairadam Wind Farm (22.6 MW)
Blairadam Wind Farm is a 22.6 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 27 October 2016; the record was last updated on 1 November 2016.
22.6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
1 November 2016record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 27 October 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Partnerships for Renewables Development Company Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 14/00008/EIA
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Blairadam Forest, Dunfermline
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 144 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4270
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outh Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 2.2 |
| Nettly Burn Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 80 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Dunfermline North Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.5 |
| Balado Windfarm | wind farm | 5.6 | refused | 8.0 |
| Cuttlehill Farm, Crossgates | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 8.3 |
| Muirmealing Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.4 |
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 (56.1349, -3.4641).