Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project (12 MW)
Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project is a 12 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2011; the record was last updated on 7 August 2012.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 August 2012record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2006 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2011 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 August 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- Various
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Methlick, Aberdeenshire
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3548
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Skilmafilly Cloffrickford (Denmore) Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Cloffrickford Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Cloffrickford | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Abbotshaugh Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Mains of Cairnbrogie | wind farm | 9.2 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
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 (57.4276, -2.2431).