Ward Hill, Orphir, Orkney
Proposal
Erect a wind turbine (maximum height 100 metres, maximum capacity 2 MW) and a switchgear building, construct access tracks and parking, and associated infrastructure including underground cabling
- Received
- 5 March 2025
- Decision due
- 8 June 2025
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 2 November 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- Aquatera Ltd
- ReceivedReceived5 Mar
- ValidatedValidated8 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Jun
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application at Ward Hill, Orphir, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir.
96% of full applications at Orkney Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Turbine Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Orphir Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Aquatera Ltd
- Agent address
- Old Academy Business Centre Stromness Orkney UK KW16 3AW
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr David Barclay
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 54
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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