Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines (6.4 MW)
Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines is a 6.4 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 November 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2017.
6.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 May 2017record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 17 June 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 January 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 November 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Capital Dynamics
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 12/04094/EIA
- Appeal reference
- 13/00035/REF
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Land Surrounding Middle Balbeggie Balbeggie Avenue Balbeggie Thornton Fife
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4094
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wester Balbeggie Farm, Balbeggie Avenue | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Middle Balbeggie | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.3 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Land North of Thornton Road | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Earlseat | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 5.6 |
| Strathruddie, Kinglassie Solar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Roaring Hill, Whinnyknowe | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 6.4 |
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 (56.1537, -3.1645).