Hill of Fare Wind Farm (150 MW)
Hill of Fare Wind Farm is a 150 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 20 September 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
REPD records no planning dates for this project.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Infinergy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- AB51 7LX
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- REPD reference
- 2975
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 & Battery Storage | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Cullerlie Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (57.1128, -2.5209).