Dorenell Extension Wind Farm (477 MW)
Dorenell Extension Wind Farm is a 477 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 477 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Galileo
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004862
- Turbines
- 67
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- 10 km south of Dufftown
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- REPD reference
- 14535
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorenell Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 175 | abandoned | 7.9 |
| Dorenell Wind Farm (Previously Site A and B Scaut Hill) | wind farm | 177 | operational | 7.9 |
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 (57.3221, -3.2525).