Fraserburgh - Buchan floating offshore wind farm
Fraserburgh - Buchan Floating Wind Project is a 1,000 MW floating offshore wind farm with 70 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 July 2026. REPD gives no grid reference for it. As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- floating offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Turbines
- 70
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- REPD reference
- 11613
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions.