Brown Muir Wind Farm (resubmission) (36 MW)
Brown Muir Wind Farm (resubmission) is a 36 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 May 2016; the record was last updated on 27 May 2016.
36 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 May 2016record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 18 September 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 December 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 May 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vento Ludens
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 14/02090/EIA
- Appeal reference
- PPA-300-2044
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 126 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Brown Muir Blackhills Elgin Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3343
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Muir Wind Farm | 57 | 20 June 2012 | withdrawn 15 August 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Teindland Wind Farm | wind farm | 85 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Hill of Towie (Drummuir) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 8.8 |
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expired | 8.8 |
| Rothes Wind Farm III | wind farm | 132 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II) | wind farm | 41.4 | operational | 9.6 |
| Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) | wind farm | 50.6 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (57.5772, -3.2211).