Craig Watch Wind Farm

Our Proposal

Craig Watch Wind Farm is a proposed 10-turbine development 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.  

The planning application for this development has now been submitted to the Energy Consents Unit for review. You can view our full submission, including any additional information, on the Energy Consents Unit Website (Ref. ECU00002177) or in the Planning Documents section of this website. 

Project milestones

Our initial proposal for Craig Watch Wind Farm was published in November 2020. We exhibited a 16-turbine layout in March 2021, and then 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.

Between 2022 and 2024, we worked to address feedback from statutory consultees. This led to the submission of Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) to the Energy Consents Unit in November 2024. SEIs provide additional information to allow planners to make their decision on an application, often at the request of statutory consultees.

In this case, the SEI resulted in:

• A reduction of the number of turbines to ten
• The removal of a proposed Battery Energy Storage System
• The relocation of the substation
• The optimisation of the turbine model to take account of improved technology and maximise potential generation capacity.

Following an objection from Moray Council in May 2025, the application for Craig Watch Wind Farm has been transferred to the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) of the Scottish Government (Ref. WIN-300-6). All the inquiry documents and additional information can be found on the DPEA website.

In May 2026, Additional Information was submitted to the DPEA to provide an appraisal of the proposed grid connection route. For this development, the grid connection route will be taken forward in a separate application under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989. The public notification of this submission can be found here, alongside information on how to view the additional information and how to make representations to Scottish Ministers.

What happens next?

We are currently awaiting the outcome of the DPEA’s review, which will determine the next steps for this project. In the meantime, we’re keen to stay in contact with the local community. If you would like to find out more about the project from the team, or share your thoughts, please contact us at UKProjects@statkraft.com or on 0800 772 0668.

At this stage, formal representations can be made to the DPEA regarding our proposals. You can do this via the DPEA website (Ref: WIN-300-6). Please be aware that comments made to Statkraft are not representations to the consenting authority.