Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storage (106 MW)
Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storage is a 106 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 November 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 106 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004592
- Turbines
- 16
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hill of Fare, Banchory
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Name in REPD
- Hill of Fare - Hill of Fare Wind Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12025
The scheme also includes 100 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Fare Wind Farm | wind farm | 150 | abandoned | 1.5 |
| Cullerlie Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (57.1144, -2.4959).