Hill of Tillymorgan (Kirkton Farm) Wind turbines (9.6 MW)
Hill of Tillymorgan (Kirkton Farm) Wind turbines is a 9.6 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
9.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- LocoGen/ Green Cat Renewables
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2011/0855
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Hill of Tillymorgan, Culsalmond, Insch
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 111 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3911
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Tillymorgan APP/2008/0147 | 6 | 3 March 2008 | withdrawn 15 May 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Hill of Stoneyfield | wind farm | 14.4 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Glens of Foudland Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Overhill Farm, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 8.5 |
| Middleton Of Blackhills, Rothienorman | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Fairfield | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 9.1 |
| Glens of Foudland | wind farm | 26 | operational | 9.2 |
| Redhill Farms | wind farm | 6 | refused | 9.2 |
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 (57.3441, -2.6104).