Hill of Towie II Wind Farm (48 MW)
Hill of Towie II Wind Farm is a 48 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 16 June 2022; the record was last updated on 25 June 2020. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 16 June 2017 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 16 June 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 16 June 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Appeal reference
- WIN-300-1
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Hill of Towie, Knockan and McHattie's Cairn, Drummuir, Keith, Banffshire, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 189 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4589
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 Towie (Drummuir) | wind farm | 48 | operational | <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).