Dusty Drum (6 MW wind farm)
Dusty Drum is a 6 MW wind farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 December 2009; the record was last updated on 6 December 2011.
6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 December 2011record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2009 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2011
- Operator or applicant
- A7 Energy
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 09/00494/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Carmyllie, Arbroath,
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2684
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Drum 05/01061/FUL | 6 | 1 July 2005 | withdrawn 19 December 2007 |
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mains Of Guynd Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.5 |
| Drummygar Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.6 |
| Bonnyknox Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Bindwells Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Bankhead, Arbirlot | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Denfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Denfield | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Corse Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused | 6.7 |
| Arbroath Battery Storage | battery storage | 35 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (56.5692, -2.732).