Cnoc Morail (11.5 MW wind farm)
Cnoc Morail is an 11.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 January 2016; the record was last updated on 23 December 2014.
11.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
23 December 2014record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 January 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Wpd Scotland Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 14/04375/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 1200M NW Of Acharole 18 West Watten Watten
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3345
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watten Wind Farm | wind farm | 47.6 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Spittal Hill | wind farm | 21 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Cogle Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | permission expired | 6.0 |
| Camster | wind farm | 50 | operational | 6.5 |
| Wathegar wind farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 6.6 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Bad a Cheo Wind Farm | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 7.0 |
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 (58.4579, -3.3333).