Planning application
Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Screening request
As published by the council, reference 26/283/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/283/SCR
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/209/VR Awaiting decision
Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
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
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26/148/TPPMAJ Awaiting decision
Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
Replace five existing turbines (up to 116m to tip, 11.3MW) with 5 wind turbines (up to 149.9m to tip, up to 30MW export) with associated ancillary infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 2026, 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.
What 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.
About this record
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