Carn Gorm Wind Farm (42 MW)
Carn Gorm Wind Farm is a 42 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 9 November 2015; the record was last updated on 30 November 2015.
42 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
30 November 2015record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 December 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 November 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- P I Renewables Ltd
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 13/04791/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2117
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Land 4KM North East Of Garve
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4481
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Fearna Wind Farm | wind farm | 84.6 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Kirkan Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Corriemoillie | wind farm | 54.4 | operational | 8.7 |
| Lochluichart East, Ardachy | battery storage | 36 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Clach Liath Wind Farm | wind farm | 42.5 | refused | 9.9 |
| Lochluichart Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.6338, -4.643).