Boy's Hill Wind Cluster (6.9 MW)
Boy's Hill Wind Cluster is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 October 2013; the record was last updated on 14 February 2014.
6.9 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
14 February 2014record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 14 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2012/4218
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land to North West of Denside, Glenfarquhar, Auchenblae, Laurencekirk
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3920
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksbank Wind Farm (Glenbervie) | wind farm | 6.8 | operational | 5.3 |
| Mid Hill I | wind farm | 57.5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Mid Hill - Phase II | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 5.4 |
| Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Glendye Estate | wind farm | 104 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) | wind farm | 42 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Tullo Wind Farm North Extension (Shiels Wind Farm) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (56.9211, -2.467).