Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Qanterness (28.8 MW)
Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Qanterness is a 28.8 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 December 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 October 2022.
28.8 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 October 2022record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 October 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Orkney Islands Council
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 20/037/TPPMAJ
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Quanterness, St. Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 96 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7394
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enyas Hill | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.7 |
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 (59.0055, -3.0175).