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Hill of Fare Windfarm Proposal
RES, on behalf of Dunecht Estates, have formally applied for permission to build 16 wind turbines on the plateau of Hill of Fare – these turbines will be between 180m-200m (590-656ft) high (to blade tip).
In October 2024, Aberdeenshire Council objected to the application, so triggering a public local inquiry.
The public inquiry for the Hill of Fare Windfarm application was held at the start of September 2025 in Banchory Town Hall – please see the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division website (link below) for further information.
https://dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?ID=125889
This link gives you the recorded sessions from the public inquiry (Sept 2025 section).
https://dpea.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcasts
Other Hill of Fare related videos can be found here.
https://www.youtube.com/@dpeascotgov
Further information on the proposal can be found in the following links
SSEN Kintore -Tealing 400kV Connection
Update 22nd Sept
Project is now formally submitted and open for public comments. Submission instructions for any comments (as supplied to the community council by SSEN) are below – note the deadline of 27th October 2025.
Submitting representations:
Any representations in respect of the application can be submitted via;
• the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx;
• by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@gov.scot; or
• by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation. Please note that there may be a delay in the Energy Consents Unit receiving representations by post.
All public representations should be submitted no later than 27 October 2025 although Ministers may still consider representation received after this date. The ECU will advise separately on the consultee deadlines.
SSEN are proposing constructing a new overhead powerline from Kintore to Tealing.
This will run through the easternmost part of the Community Council area as shown below and in the attached PDF.
The proposed pylons associated with this development will be higher than those currently in the area – from SSEN “The typical height for the ASTI SSE400 tower suite, the likely tower design for the Proposed Development, is approximately 57 m, with a maximum extension height of up to 70 m.”
Further information on the proposal can be found in the following links
Cluny, Midmar and Monymusk Community Council 