Edintore Wind Farm (18 MW)
Edintore Wind Farm is an 18 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 October 2016; the record was last updated on 31 October 2016.
18 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 October 2016record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 14 December 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 August 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 August 2012 | Appeal allowed |
| 24 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 October 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vento Ludens
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 10/02092/EIA
- Appeal reference
- 12/00010/REF
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Edintore, Keith, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 89 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4072
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhillock Electricity Substation | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 1.7 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Bodinfinnoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Gibson Farm, Blackhillock | battery storage | 349 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Electricity Substation, Westerton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Drum Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Cairnborrow | wind farm | 10 | operational | 6.0 |
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 (57.5057, -2.9625).