Easter Muirhead Farm (15 MW wind farm)
Easter Muirhead Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 October 2018; the record was last updated on 8 October 2013.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 October 2013record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2009 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2018 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 October 2013
- Operator or applicant
- ABO Wind UK
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 09/01359/WEIA
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- North of Saline, Dunfermline, Fife
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 488 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2699
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muirmealing Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| West Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Nettly Burn Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 80 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Outh Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Kincardine Battery Storage | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (56.1281, -3.6318).