Community Council
Energy Infrastructure
Learn about current, future and potential energy infrastructure developments in Feughside.
Current Developments
Mid Hill Wind Farms
Mid Hill 1 and 2 are operational wind farms located in Fetteresso Forest. Together they consist of 33 turbines between 110 and 125 metres tall and generate 75.9 MW of power.
They were approved in 2005 and 2013 and provide about £30,000 annually in community benefit funds for the Feughside area.
Glendye Moor Carbon offsetting scheme
6,356 hectares of the former Glendye Estate have been bought by a Par Equity and Aviva Investments fund to create Scotland’s largest carbon-offsetting project, managed by Scottish Woodlands Ltd.
The plan includes restoring 1,800 hectares of peatland and planting 5 million trees across 3,000 hectares, including 1,000 of commercial forestry and 2,000 of native woodland, aiming to remove 468,000 tonnes of carbon by 2040.
Approved Future Developments
Glendye Wind Farm
Approved by the Scottish Government in October 2023, the Glendye Wind Farm will comprise 26 turbines up to 149.9m tall and generating 104 MW. It will be located west of the B974, near Clachnaben and the Cairn o’ Mount.
Feughside Community Council, Aberdeenshire Council, and local MSPs all opposed the development, citing overcapacity and location in a designated Special Landscape Area. They also raised concerns about potential impacts on peatland, water quality, and protected species including golden and white-tailed eagles.
Fetteresso Wind Farm
Approved in September 2022, the Fetteresso Wind Farm will add 10 turbines, 149–200m tall, as an extension to the Mid Hill 1 and 2 sites, together generating over 100 MW.
Kincardine and Mearns councillors objected due to visual and aviation concerns. Feughside Community Council supported it as a preferable alternative to the proposed Glendye Wind Farm.
Potential Future Developments
Glendye Wind Farm Connection – Overhead Line and Pylons
SSEN has submitting an application to construct a 20 km overhead power line, with 13 m pylons, to connect the Glendye Wind Farm to the grid.
The line would run from the Glendye substation across the Cairn o’ Mount road to the Fetteresso substation.
Feughside Community Council has objected to the proposal, citing its detrimental impact on the area’s scenic landscape, particularly along the highly visible section of the B974 Cairn O’ Mount road, and has strongly advocated for the most prominent stretch to be placed underground.
The s37 application date was 17th October 2025.
https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/project-map/glendye-windfarm-connection/
Glenskinnan Renewable Energy Park
Developer Galileo Empower has plans to erect 14 wind turbines up to 220m high with a total installed capacity of up to 98MW, along with a large solar array of up to 20MW and a battery storage facility of up to 30MW. The development would extend across more than 2500 acres of Royal Deeside in the Kerloch, Pitreadie and Knockburn area.
Following a strong response from the local community Feughside Community Council is opposing the development and has set up working group “Save Kerloch” to to raise awareness and act as a focal point for communities and local interest groups to object to the development.
