Cogle Moss Wind Farm (36 MW)
Cogle Moss Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 29 August 2022; the record was last updated on 29 January 2020.
36 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
29 January 2020record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 January 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 February 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 29 August 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 August 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 29 August 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 29 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 15/02769/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2166
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 477M NE Of Blackpark Watten
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4003
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| Watten Wind Farm | wind farm | 47.6 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Wathegar wind farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.3 |
| Achairn | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.9 |
| Wathegar 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Cnoc Morail | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 6.0 |
| Camster II | wind farm | 36 | operational | 7.7 |
| Camster | wind farm | 50 | operational | 8.7 |
| Castletown Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Slickly Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (58.486, -3.2453).