Corriegarth (69.5 MW wind farm)
Corriegarth is a 69.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 September 2016; the record was last updated on 29 August 2017.
69.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 August 2017record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2007 | Application submitted |
| 2 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 May 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 September 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 69.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 07/00673/FULIN
- Turbines
- 23
- Turbine height
- 120 m
- Address (REPD)
- Near Gorthleck , Inverness-shire
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 403 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4664
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmaglass Wind Farm | wind farm | 94 | operational | 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 (57.1901, -4.3596).