Craig Watch Wind Farm

Craig Watch Wind Farm is a proposed 10 turbine wind farm approximately 8km south of Dufftown on the border of Moray and Aberdeenshire. We are proposing turbines with a tip height of up to 200m, which will have a capacity of approximately 72MW.  

Our full planning submission can be viewed on the Energy Consents Unit Website (Ref. ECU00002177) or in the Planning Documents section of this website. 

Our Timeline

Our initial proposal for Craig Watch Wind Farm was published in November 2020. We exhibited a 16 turbine layout in March 2021 and a reduced 11 turbine layout in November 2021. Our Section 36 application was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit in June 2022.

Over the past two and a half years, we have been working to address feedback from key statutory consultees. This led to the submission of Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) to the Energy Consents Unit in November 2024. The SEI reduced the number of turbines to ten, removed a proposed Battery Energy Storage System, relocated the substation and optimised the turbine model to take account of improved technology and  maximise potential generation capacity.

Our Application

The submission of the SEI opens a further consultation period running from 16 November to 15 December. This consultation period is in accordance with the 30 day requirement, as per the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (‘the EIA Regulations’).

All representations on the final application and SEI should be made to the ECU via their website, post or email. Full details for submission of representations can be found in our public notice.

How to Make a Representation 

Should you wish to make a representation to the application these must be submitted to the Energy Consents Unit (ECU) via: 

• the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx
• email to representations@gov.scot; and
• post to the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow G2 8LU.

Representations should identify the proposal and set out the grounds for representation. Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly state the name (in block capitals), full return email and postal address of those making representations. 

All representations should be received by the ECU no later than Sunday 15  December 2024, which is more than 30 days after the last public notice although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.   

If you have a question about the project please ask us a question or request a call back by getting in touch.