Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm (12.5 MW)
Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2013; the record was last updated on 4 June 2013.
12.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2013record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2008 | Application submitted |
| 2 July 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 July 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Ventient (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2008/4244
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Gordonstown Hill Kirkton Of Auchterless, Turiff, Grampian, AB53 8BG
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3666
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floors Farm Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 3.8 |
| Hassiewells | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Shielburn Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Redhill Farms | wind farm | 6 | refused | 5.9 |
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 6.9 |
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Fairfield | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 8.6 |
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 (57.4619, -2.4828).