Craigneil Hill (35 MW wind farm)
Craigneil Hill is a 35 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 August 2025.
35 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
4 August 2025record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 December 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 29 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 September 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 29 September 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ESB Asset Development UK
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2018/0993
- Appeal reference
- PPA-110-2420
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 135 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North And North East Of Hillside, Rickarton, Stonehaven
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 230 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6259
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullo Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Brucklaywaird Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 5.1 |
| Clochnahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 5.8 |
| Meikle Carewe | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.8 |
| Clochnahill Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.0 |
| Old Schoolhouse, Barras | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| West Bendings | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) | wind farm | 42 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (56.9734, -2.2303).