Cairnborrow (10 MW wind farm)
Cairnborrow is a 10 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 February 2017; the record was last updated on 3 April 2018.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 April 2018record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 25 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 9 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Engie (GDF Suez)
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2013/3282
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Cairnborrow Huntly
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4350
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnborrow APP/2011/1639 | 25 | 2 June 2011 | refused 31 August 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edintore Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | operational | 6.0 |
| Blackhillock Electricity Substation | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Electricity Substation, Westerton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Drum Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Clashindarroch 2 | wind farm | 77 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Gibson Farm, Blackhillock | battery storage | 349 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Bodinfinnoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (57.4639, -2.8992).