Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Faray (28.8 MW)
Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Faray is a 28.8 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 June 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 27 October 2022. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 27 October 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Islands Council
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 21/240/TPPMAJ
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Island Of Faray, Orkeny
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- REPD reference
- 9300
Who decides
| Applications | Orkney Islands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 29 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greentoft, Neven Point, Eday Wind Turbines & BESS | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Spurness Wind Farm | wind farm | 11 | decommissioned | 7.4 |
| Spurness Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 10 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (59.2148, -2.823).