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Onshore wind planning in Fife
Fife has decided 28 onshore wind schemes and approved 54% of them, taking a median of 16.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 94 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Fife compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Fife sits in the 23rd percentile for approval rate (14 points below the England average) and the 33rd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (36)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Kirkmay Farm, Crail - Wind Turbine R.F Logan & Co · 24/02680/FULL · 2 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-11 |
Kirkton Barns Farm - Wind Turbine Kirkton Barns Farm · 23/02605/FULL | 0.23 | Application Withdrawn | 2024-02-23 |
Saline Shaw - Wind Turbine Private Developer · 22/00341/FULL · 3 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-05 |
Easter Muirhead Farm ABO Wind UK · 09/01359/WEIA · 112.2 mo to decide | 15 | Application Refused | 2018-10-19 |
Blairadam Wind Farm Partnerships for Renewables Development Company Limited · 14/00008/EIA · 33.1 mo to decide | 22.6 | Application Refused | 2016-10-27 |
Kenly Wind Farm University of St Andrews · 16/01425/EIA · 4.1 mo to decide | 12.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2016-08-25 |
Little Raith Farm - extension WK Extension Project Ltd · 14/02444/EIA · 11.4 mo to decide | 18 | Appeal Refused | 2015-06-30 |
Wester Durie Farm Ore Valley Housing
Association · 13/03643/EIA · 8.5 mo to decide | 2.3 | Application Refused | 2014-08-22 |
Cuddyhouse Road Midland Solar Grid · 14/00374/FULL | 1.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-06-19 |
Clentrie Wind Farm (Gevens) Rev Ltd · 11/04794/EIA · 31.7 mo to decide | 6.9 | Operational | 2014-05-15 |
Outh Muir Wind Farm REG Windpower · 13/01898/EIA · 8.8 mo to decide | 12.5 | Appeal Refused | 2014-03-27 |
J2a Airvolution Energy · 14/00316/EIA | 4.7 | Abandoned | 2014-01-31 |
Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines Capital Dynamics · 12/04094/EIA · 16 mo to decide | 6.4 | Operational | 2014-01-29 |
Skeddoway Farm Wind Turbine Clenergy · 13/00269/EIA · 11.1 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2014-01-09 |
Mossmorran Wind Farm Airvolution Energy · 12/02692/FULL | 6 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-11-19 |
Troywood Wind Turbine Private Developer · 09/02880/FULL | 2.3 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-10-08 |
Kenly Wind Farm (University of St Andrew's) University of St Andrews · 11/02799/EIA · 27.6 mo to decide | 13.8 | Revised | 2013-10-07 |
Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park Atmos Consulting Ltd · 11/03990/EIA · 26.2 mo to decide | 12 | Application Refused | 2013-10-01 |
Goathill Quarry Turbine Collier Quarrying Group · 11/05591/EIA · 19.6 mo to decide | 2 | Operational | 2013-06-21 |
Bonerbo Wind Turbines Messrs Stevenson, Watson and Brunton · 12/02748/FULL · 10.1 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2013-05-14 |
Skeddoway Farm Wind Turbine RM Brown & Son Ltd · 11/04896/FULL · 16.2 mo to decide | 1.5 | Revised | 2013-02-01 |
Lingo Wind Farm Lingo Wind Energy Ltd · 12/00129/EIA · 12.3 mo to decide | 12.5 | Appeal Refused | 2013-01-31 |
Westfield Ventient (formerly Infinis) · 09/01861/EIA · 34.7 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2012-06-22 |
Clatto Farm Turbines Green Cat Renewables · 10/01469/EIA · 23 mo to decide | 6 | Appeal Refused | 2012-04-18 |
Devon Wood East Fife Wind Energy · 10/02183/EIA · 21.6 mo to decide | 12.5 | Appeal Refused | 2012-04-18 |
Earlseat The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) · 10/03539/EIA · 17.5 mo to decide | 18.4 | Operational | 2012-03-02 |
Bonerbo Wind Turbines Messrs Stevenson, Watson and Brunton · 12/00482/FULL | 2.7 | Revised | 2012-02-28 |
Mossmorran Wind Farm Airvolution Energy · 11/01807/FULL · 9.4 mo to decide | 4.6 | Operational | 2012-01-13 |
South Cassingray Private Developer · 10/02616/FULL · 17 mo to decide | 4.6 | Appeal Refused | 2011-12-21 |
Noble Foods Wind Direct · 11/02164/FULL · 6.2 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2011-11-15 |
FMC Technologies FMC Technologies · 09/00301/WFULL · 10.3 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2009-12-22 |
F M C Land, Pitreavie Business Park FMC Corp UK Ltd · 09/00301/WFUL · 10.2 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2009-12-22 |
Gathercauld Energiekontor UK · 07/01813/EEIA · 24.5 mo to decide | 15.6 | Application Refused | 2009-06-17 |
Auchtermuchty Wind Farm Energiekontor UK · 19 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2008-01-01 |
Little Raith Farm Renewables Infrastructure Group · 04/04266/WEIA · 27.1 mo to decide | 25 | Operational | 2007-03-08 |
Clatto Scottish Power Renewables · 03/03397/EEIA · 13.3 mo to decide | 30 | Application Refused | 2004-11-01 |
Does Fife approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 28 onshore wind schemes Fife has decided, 54% were approved (15 granted, 13 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Fife?
The median time from application to decision is 16.1 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Fife consented?
94 MW has been consented across 15 approved schemes, with 174 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Fife
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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