Boyndie Airfield (16.7 MW wind farm)
Boyndie Airfield is a 16.7 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2006; the record was last updated on 28 June 2016.
16.7 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 June 2016record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 June 2003 | Application submitted |
| 23 July 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2005 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2006 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- RDC Scotland Ltd/ Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2003/1692
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Boyndie Airfield, Banff
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4671
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 3.9 |
| Denhead | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Stoneyhill | wind farm | 30.6 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Law Of Doune Road, Macduff | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Deuchries | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (57.6653, -2.639).