Cairnandrew (6 MW wind farm)
Cairnandrew is a 6 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 2 December 2019; the record was last updated on 31 March 2020.
6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
31 March 2020record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2019 | Application submitted |
| 2 December 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Inicio Fresco
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2019/2280
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Cairnandrew, Longmanhill, Banff, Grampian
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7600
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnandrew APP/2014/1974 | 1.5 | 28 May 2014 | refused 30 June 2015 |
| Cairnandrew Wind Farm APP/2016/1848 | 1.5 | 27 June 2016 | refused 28 June 2016 |
| Cairnandrew APP/2019/2280 | 6 | 30 October 2019 | refused on 2 December 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestones Birks Farm, Longmanhill | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.3 |
| Law Of Doune Road, Macduff | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Hill of Fishrie | wind farm | 11.3 | refused | 8.0 |
| Denhead | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Brownside Farm - Electricity Production Facility & Battery Storage | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 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 (57.6312, -2.4268).