Planning application
Burgar Hill Turbines, Georth Road, Evie, Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Scoping opinion request to erect four wind turbines (maximum height 200 metres) (total generating capacity 30MW)
As published by the council, reference 25/188/SCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/188/SCO
- Type
- Scoping
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 May 2025
- Validated
- 29 May 2025
- Ward
- West Mainland
- Parish
- Evie & Rendall Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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29 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Orkney Islands took a median of 103 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Green Cat Renewables Ltd Applicant, registered in Roslin
Active · incorporated 2004 · Roslin
31 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
- Environmental Health
- NatureScot
- Islands archaeologist
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Developer Correspondence - Archaelogy
- Background Noise Monitoring Methodology
- HES - Extension
- Roads Services
- MoD (Ministry of Defence)
- Islands archaeologist
- HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd)
- SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
- Scottish Water
- Arqiva Services Ltd
- Kirkwall Airport ? Senior Pilot
- NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
- JRC (Joint Radio Company)
- Invalid Letter
- Turbine Coordinates
- Scoping Request
- Scoping Report
- Gazetteer of Heritage Assets and Events
- Location Plan
- Constraints Plan
- Site Plan
- 45km Study Area
- Cumulative Basemap
- 200m Tip ZTV
- 119m Hub ZTV
- Landscape Character Types
- Landscape Planning Designations
- Residential Amenity Assessment
- Non-designated Assets 1km
- Designated Assets 10km
- Noise Study Area
- Hydrological Context Map
- Shadow Flicker Study Area
- Cumulative Shadow Flicker Study Area
- Tourist Receptors with 200m Tip ZTV
- Accomodation Receptors with 200m Tip ZTV
- Recreation Receptors with 200m Tip ZTV
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands's median decision took 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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