North Nesting Wind, Shetland (250 MW)
North Nesting Wind, Shetland is a 250 MW wind farm project in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 20 September 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
REPD records no planning dates for this project.
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Old Schoolhouse, Brettabister, Shetland
- Council area (by location)
- Shetland Islands
- REPD reference
- 2978
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Wind Farm | wind farm | 443 | operational | 3.0 |
| Muckla Moor | wind farm | 249 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
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 (60.3175, -1.1773).