Spurness Wind Farm (11 MW)
Spurness Wind Farm is an 11 MW wind farm project in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: decommissioned; the record was last updated on 9 January 2015.
11 MWwind farm
decommissionedstatus in REPD
9 January 2015record last updated
Orkney Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2002 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2003 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2004 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- decommissioned
- Record last updated
- 9 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Orkney Islands
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Gump of Spurness , Sanday , Orkney
- Council area (by location)
- Orkney Islands
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4036
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 Repowering | wind farm | 10 | operational | 1.7 |
| Greentoft, Neven Point, Eday Wind Turbines & BESS | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project - Faray | wind farm | 28.8 | application submitted | 7.4 |
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 (59.2048, -2.6942).