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Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney

26/209/VRAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application to vary Condition 2 of 21/512/VR (varying 02/16/00189/PPF) to extend the operational life of two turbines at Burgar Hill from 20 years to 25 years from date of commissioning

Received
13 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney. Orkney has handled 2,107 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. We hold 544 applications in total for the KW17 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
KW17 2PE

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Burgar Hill Energy Limited

Company number SC831365

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 Dec 2024 (1 year old)
Nature of business
Production of electricity
Registered office
Orkney

2 other planning applications by this company in Orkney.

  • 26/283/SCR · Orkney · Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
  • 26/148/TPPMAJ · Orkney · Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr David Barclay

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    14 Aug

    Application to vary Condition 2 of 21/512/VR

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/209/VR
  2. 2026
    13 Aug

    Replace five existing turbines (up to 116m to tip, 11.3MW) with 5 wind turbines (up to 149.9m to tip, up to…

    PendingApplicationFiled alongside26/148/TPPMAJ

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Screening request

    PendingApplication26/283/SCR

Source: Orkney

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