Brownieleys - 3 Wind Turbines (7.5 MW)
Brownieleys - 3 Wind Turbines is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 February 2017; the record was last updated on 28 February 2017.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 February 2017record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 July 2016 | Construction started |
| 28 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Brownieleys Renewables/Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2012/1121
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O Brownieleys, Fordoun, Alford, Grampian, AB33 1JN
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- Name in REPD
- BROWNIELEYS - 3 WIND TURBINES
- REPD reference
- 4348
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Tulloch Wind Farm (Tullo Extension) | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.1 |
| Tullo Wind Farm North Extension (Shiels Wind Farm) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Tullo Wind Farm South (Ext.) | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.1 |
| Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project (2) | wind farm | 15 | refused | 7.3 |
| Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Bridgend Farm, Arbuthnott | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| St. Johns Hill | wind farm | 7.7 | operational | 8.4 |
| St John Hill | wind farm | 7.7 | operational | 8.8 |
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (56.8399, -2.3791).