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Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray

Refused Moray 21/00020/EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation and operation of a wind farm comprising seven turbines with a generating capacity of up to 46.2MW an electricity storage facility with a maximum capacity of 3MW and associated infrastructure on

As published by the council, reference 21/00020/EIA

Application record

Reference
21/00020/EIA
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
11 Jan 2021
Validated
28 Jan 2021
Decided
26 Nov 2021
Ward
Speyside Glenlivet
Parish
Dufftown & District
Decision by
Committee - National/Major

Site history

Applications at this address on the Moray register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00532/APP Granted

    Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray

    Installation and operation of 1x wind turbine (up to 200m to blade tip) with associated infrastructure for a period of 35 years in association with ref 23/01165/APP (PPA-300-2066) at

    Decided 14 Jun 2024 Full applications
  • 23/01165/APP Granted

    Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray

    S42 to vary condition 3 and condition 20 of the original planning consent ref 21/00020/EIA at

    Decided 16 Feb 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00144/APP Granted

    Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray

    Upgrade works to the existing access track running south of the A920 to

    Decided 25 Sep 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2021

    Received by Moray

  2. 28 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Nov 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

25 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Moray refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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