Pressendye (16.1 MW wind farm)
Pressendye is a 16.1 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 November 2010; the record was last updated on 6 December 2010.
16.1 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
6 December 2010record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 February 2008 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2010 | Appeal refused |
| 12 July 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2008/0237
- Appeal reference
- PPA-110-2014
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Cushnie, Alford, Grampian. AB33 8AE
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 440 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2692
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildrummy Windfarm | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 1.1 |
| Tibberchindy Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 6.9 |
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 (57.2352, -2.703).