Spurness Wind Farm Repowering (10 MW)
Spurness Wind Farm Repowering is a 10 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2012; the record was last updated on 25 February 2013.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 February 2013record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2012 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 February 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- 11/102/TPP
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Spurness, Sanday
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3837
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurness Wind Farm | wind farm | 11 | decommissioned | 1.7 |
| Greentoft, Neven Point, Eday Wind Turbines & BESS | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Faray | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 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 (59.1893, -2.6925).