Kincardine offshore wind farm
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm is a 49.5 MW offshore wind farm with 6 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 October 2021; the record was last updated on 2 March 2022. Its REPD grid reference is 16 km from the nearest postcode on land (AB12 4NS, Aberdeenshire). As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2016 | Application submitted |
| 7 March 2017 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 October 2018 | Construction started |
| 19 October 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 176 m
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Grupo Cobra
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- APP/2016/1726
- Nearest postcode on land
- AB12 4NS (Aberdeenshire), 15.9 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6136
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB12) | 18.6 |
| Aberdeen (AB11) | 20.6 |
| Stonehaven (AB39) | 20.7 |
| Aberdeen (AB10) | 21.4 |
| Aberdeen (AB25) | 22.6 |
| Aberdeen (AB24) | 23.3 |
| Aberdeen (AB15) | 23.7 |
| Aberdeen (AB16) | 24.9 |
| Milltimber (AB13) | 25.1 |
| Aberdeen (AB22) | 25.9 |
| Peterculter (AB14) | 26.7 |
| Aberdeen (AB23) | 27.2 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of each postcode district to the REPD grid reference of the wind farm, which is a single point for the whole site.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) | 96.8 | operational | 20.5 |
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (56.9973, -1.8738).