Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms (9.2 MW wind farm)
Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms is a 9.2 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 November 2013; the record was last updated on 9 December 2013.
9.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
9 December 2013record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 13 September 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Greenside Wind Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2011/1024
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Crimond, Fraserburgh, AB42 3HJ
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3802
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South of Greenwellheads | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.3 |
| Greenside Extension | wind farm | 7 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm | solar farm | 36.6 | under construction | 1.1 |
| St Fergus Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 1.3 |
| Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development | solar farm | 60.1 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| St Fergus Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 7.2 |
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 (57.5822, -1.8993).