Hill of Skilmafilly Cloffrickford (Denmore) Wind Farm (6.9 MW)
Hill of Skilmafilly Cloffrickford (Denmore) Wind Farm is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 February 2015; the record was last updated on 7 May 2015.
6.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 May 2015record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 18 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 December 2013 | Construction started |
| 16 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- SAC Environment And Design
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2011/0692
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Auchnagatt, Ellon, AB41 8YD
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4170
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloffrickford Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 0.9 |
| Cloffrickford | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 1.5 |
| Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project | wind farm | 12 | operational | 5.5 |
| Abbotshaugh Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.5 |
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 (57.4535, -2.1647).