Planning applicationORK/26/015/SCR

Spurness Wind Farm, Sanday, Orkney

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Received

19 January 2026

Validated

19 January 2026

Planning Signals

2 detected traits

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Eia ScreeningWind Turbine
AI summary

Request for screening to extend Spurness Wind Farms 52MW turbines operating consent from 18 to 25 years, with no new build.

Impact scale

Estimated scale of impact on the surrounding area.

4/10
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Application ORK/26/015/SCR

Spurness Wind Farm, Sanday, Orkney

DecidedRenewable Energy, EV & Heat PumpsReceived Orkney Islands Council

Request for screening to extend Spurness Wind Farms 52MW turbines operating consent from 18 to 25 years, with no new build.

The record

Reference
ORK/26/015/SCR
Address
Spurness Wind Farm, Sanday, Orkney
Status
Decided
Category
Renewable Energy, EV & Heat Pumps
Impact scale
4/10
Authority
Orkney Islands Council

Timeline

Received
Validated
Last scraped
Record created

Additional application data

Latitude
59.1885
Longitude
-2.6918

What is proposed

Plain-language summary

Request for screening to extend Spurness Wind Farms 52MW turbines operating consent from 18 to 25 years, with no new build.

As filed with the council

Screening opinion request to extend operational phase of 5 x 2MW turbines (planning permission 11/102/TPP) from 18 years to 25 years

Supporting documents(4)