Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) (42 MW)
Fetteresso Wind Farm (Mid Hill 3) is a 42 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 October 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 21 September 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 21 September 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 October 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001851
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Fetteresso, Stonehaven
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 172 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6577
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksbank Wind Farm (Glenbervie) | wind farm | 6.8 | operational | 3.6 |
| Brucklaywaird Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 4.0 |
| Clochnahill Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.0 |
| Forest Avenue Cottage, Drumlithie | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Meetlaw Farm, Fordoun | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Clochnahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 4.9 |
| Coast Viners Animal Nutrition, Drumlithie Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.2 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| West Bendings | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Old Schoolhouse, Barras | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 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 (56.9644, -2.3474).