Mormond Hill Windfarm (27.6 MW)
Mormond Hill Windfarm is a 27.6 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 30 July 2015; the record was last updated on 4 August 2015.
27.6 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 August 2015record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2011 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 July 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2011/3223
- Appeal reference
- PPA-110-2258
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Mormond Hill, Memsie, Fraserburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 157 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3863
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Sub Station, Strichen | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Strichen North | battery storage | 25 | abandoned | 1.8 |
| Solar Panels at Clayfords Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| A981 Fraserburgh | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| House O'Hill | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 3.6 |
| Fraserburgh Development | battery storage | 25 | permission expired | 8.4 |
| Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development | solar farm | 60.1 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Greenbank Caravan & Trailers, Hillhead Of Phingask | battery storage | 50 | 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 (57.5993, -2.0668).