Renewable sites › Gordonbush (extension)
Gordonbush (extension)
Gordonbush (extension) is an operational 47 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, generating since 1 January 2021. Planning permission was granted on 29 September 2017, 28 months after submission. Operator of record: Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 June 2015 |
| Permission granted | 29 September 2017 28 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 2021 39 months after consent |
Screening a site of your own?
Redline runs the same record on your own boundary: the authority’s actual approval rate and decision times, every designation inside the red line, agricultural grade, 1 m LIDAR earthworks, how contested the grid is, and yield with a P90 — before you spend on a consultant.
Arrives prefilled with Gordonbush (extension)’s recorded coordinate — swap in your own postcode or coordinates.
Scottish Government (S36)’s record on onshore wind
Scottish Government (S36) has decided 173 onshore wind schemes and approved 80%, taking a median of 33.7 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Scottish Government (S36) →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 70 | 3.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 47.5 | 7.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 20 | 10.7 km |
How big is Gordonbush (extension)?
Gordonbush (extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 47 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Gordonbush (extension)?
REPD records the operator as Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Gordonbush (extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 June 2015. Permission was granted on 29 September 2017, 28 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 2021, 39 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3435.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
All sites · Screen your own site · Planning by council · Coal mining search by postcode