Meikle Hill wind farm (13.8 MW)
Meikle Hill wind farm is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 24 June 2018; the record was last updated on 29 October 2018.
13.8 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
29 October 2018record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 June 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Brookfield Renewable Energy Group (PNE Wind UK)
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 14/01087/EIA
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Meikle Hill Dallas Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4305
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Uish Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II) | wind farm | 41.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) | wind farm | 50.6 | operational | 3.4 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Rothes Wind Farm III | wind farm | 132 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Clash Gour | wind farm | 225 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (57.5381, -3.4197).