Cloiche Wind Farm (125 MW)
Cloiche Wind Farm is a 125 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 30 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 125 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish & Southern (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002054
- Turbines
- 29
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Glendoe and Garrogie Estates, Monadhliath Mountains, 11km south-east of Fort Augustus and 14km west of Newtonmore
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 187 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 6733
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhlaraidh (previously Balmacaan) | wind farm | 110 | operational | 4.6 |
| Stronelairg Wind Farm | wind farm | 228 | operational | 6.7 |
| Dell Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 59.4 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Culachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 57.6 | refused | 9.3 |
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 (57.1868, -4.5355).