Burgar Hill (5 MW wind farm)
Burgar Hill is a 5 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2006; the record was last updated on 5 October 2009.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 October 2009record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 February 1997 | Application submitted |
| 7 July 1997 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2006 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 October 2009
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Evie, Orkney
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3307
Who decides
| Applications | Orkney Islands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 29 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammars Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8.4 | permission expired | 4.5 |
| Costa Head Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Nitshill Wind Farm, Hundland Hill | wind farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Enyas Hill | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.7 |
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 (59.1176, -3.1492).