Craigneil Wind Farm

Welcome to the Craigneil Wind Farm project website.

Craigneil Wind Farm is located approximately  6.5 km to the north west of Stonehaven and 11 km south east of Banchory. The project received consent in September 2022 for 11 turbines with a maximum height of 135 m following submission for planning in summer 2018.

Since the original project design, technology and commercial viability considerations have moved on and we are now progressing plans for a redesigned project of 7 turbines at 180m in height.

Although the redesigned scheme would have fewer, taller turbines, it is expected to generate more renewable electricity than the consented project, which was estimated to supply the equivalent of 21,846 homes. 

We held public exhibition events for the redesigned scheme at Mackie Academy and the former Courthouse Building in Stonehaven in June and September 2024.

In June 2026, we submitted a Section 42 planning application to vary the consented project.