Kellas Wind Farm (18.4 MW)
Kellas Wind Farm is an 18.4 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 12 November 2017; the record was last updated on 10 March 2022.
18.4 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
10 March 2022record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 10 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Ventures
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 13/00615/EIA
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Kellas House Kellas Elgin
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 82 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4303
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Meikle Hill wind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II) | wind farm | 41.4 | operational | 3.9 |
| Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) | wind farm | 50.6 | operational | 3.9 |
| Cairn Uish Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Hill of Towie (Drummuir) | wind farm | 48 | operational | 6.9 |
| Hill of Towie II Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| Rothes Wind Farm III | wind farm | 132 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (57.5677, -3.396).