St Fergus Moss Wind Farm (6 MW)
St Fergus Moss Wind Farm is a 6 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 December 2012; the record was last updated on 22 March 2013.
6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 March 2013record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2010 | Application submitted |
| 23 February 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 18 December 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Greenspan Electric St Fergus Ltd
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2010/2118
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land at St Fergus Moss, St Fergus, Peterhead
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2741
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 1.3 |
| South of Greenwellheads | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.4 |
| Greenside Extension | wind farm | 7 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm | solar farm | 36.6 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 2.2 |
| Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development | solar farm | 60.1 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| St Fergus Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 6.5 |
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 (57.572, -1.9111).