Enyas Hill (6 MW wind farm)
Enyas Hill is a 6 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 January 2005; the record was last updated on 7 December 2010.
6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 December 2010record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2004 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2005 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Hainsford Energy
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 04/16/350/PPS
- Appeal reference
- P/PPA/330/32
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Enyas Hill , Rendall , Orkney
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3212
Who decides
| Applications | Orkney Islands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 29 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammars Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8.4 | permission expired | 4.1 |
| Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Qanterness | wind farm | 28.8 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Burgar Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 8.7 |
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 (59.0653, -3.0369).