Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project (15 MW)
Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project is a 15 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 18 October 2005; the record was last updated on 18 October 2005.
15 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
18 October 2005record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2003 | Application submitted |
| 18 October 2005 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 18 October 2005
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- SO 30676PF
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- East Bradieston Farm Laruencekirk
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- REPD reference
- 3166
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Garvock Wind Energy Project (2) | wind farm | 15 | refused | <0.1 |
| Tullo Wind Farm South (Ext.) | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.4 |
| Tullo Wind Farm North Extension (Shiels Wind Farm) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Easter Tulloch Wind Farm (Tullo Extension) | wind farm | 25 | operational | 6.2 |
| Brownieleys - 3 Wind Turbines | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 7.3 |
| East Ballochy | solar farm | 39.9 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Stracathro | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (56.8205, -2.4931).