Clash Gour (225 MW wind farm)
Clash Gour is a 225 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 October 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2018 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 21 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 225 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables/ Force 9
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000738
- Turbines
- 48
- Turbine height
- 176 m
- Address (REPD)
- located to the southwest, north and east of Berry Burn
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 174 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 6372
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Burn | wind farm | 66.7 | operational | 5.6 |
| Berry Burn Wind Farm (extension) | wind farm | 37.8 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Hill of Glaschyle Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 5.6 |
| Pauls Hill 2 | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Paul's Hill and Extension | wind farm | 65 | operational | 5.6 |
| Ourack | wind farm | 105 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Meikle Hill wind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | permission expired | 9.1 |
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 (57.485, -3.5353).