Saddle Hill Wind Farm (35 MW)
Saddle Hill Wind Farm is a 35 MW wind farm project in Angus, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 April 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2016.
35 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 May 2016record last updated
Anguscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 April 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- EDF & Wind Prospect
- Planning authority
- Angus
- Planning application reference
- 14/00947/EIAM
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Kirly
- Council area (by location)
- Angus
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3418
Who decides
| Applications | Angus | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 72 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 21 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 18 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullymurdoch Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Bamff Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| Green Burn Wind Farm | wind farm | 33 | abandoned | 4.5 |
| Welton Of Creuchies | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.5 |
| Welton of Creuchies | wind farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Macritch Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
| Drumderg | wind farm | 36.8 | operational | 8.2 |
| West Pitnacree Farm, Alyth | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Carrach Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | refused on appeal | 9.6 |
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 (56.6853, -3.3012).