Deuchries (6.9 MW wind farm)
Deuchries is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2017; the record was last updated on 2 October 2018.
6.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 October 2018record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 August 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Force 9 Energy / Catamount Energy/ Green Cat
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2012/3229
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Deuchries Farm, Banff, Aberdeenshire
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 74 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4360
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneyhill | wind farm | 30.6 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Brownside Farm - Electricity Production Facility & Battery Storage | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Lodge Hill | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 5.5 |
| Denhead | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Boyndie Airfield | wind farm | 16.7 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (57.5907, -2.6157).