Hill of Towie (Drummuir) (48 MW wind farm)
Hill of Towie (Drummuir) is a 48 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2012; the record was last updated on 4 June 2020.
48 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2020record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 November 2002 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2003 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2010 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 02/02099/EIA
- Turbines
- 21
- Address (REPD)
- Hill of Towie, Knockan and McHattie's Cairn, Drummuir, Keith, Banffshire, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4014
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Loanhead Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Bishopmill | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Blackhills Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Milltown Airfield (Speyslaw) | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Brown Muir Wind Farm (resubmission) | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
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 (57.6228, -3.341).