Gruf Hill (7.5 MW wind farm)
Gruf Hill is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 March 2003; the record was last updated on 3 July 2009.
7.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
3 July 2009record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2002 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2003 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2009
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 02/410/PPF
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Gruf Hill, Orkney
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2914
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 | — |
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 (58.9404, -3.1746).