Hammars Hill Wind Farm Extension (8.4 MW)
Hammars Hill Wind Farm Extension is an 8.4 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 28 January 2024; the record was last updated on 30 September 2024.
8.4 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
30 September 2024record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Hammars Hill Energy
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 20/112/TPP
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hammars Hill, Evie, Orkney, Orkney Isles
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6643
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enyas Hill | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.1 |
| Burgar Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (59.0891, -3.092).