Corriemoillie (54.4 MW wind farm)
Corriemoillie is a 54.4 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 April 2017; the record was last updated on 2 January 2020.
54.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 January 2020record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 October 2010 | Application submitted |
| 23 March 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 26 April 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 10/04137/FUL
- Turbines
- 17
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Garve
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4120
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corriemoillie Forest 09/00693/FULRC | 47.5 | 2 December 2009 | withdrawn 5 October 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochluichart Wind Farm Extension 2 | wind farm | 24 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Lochluichart | wind farm | 51 | operational | 3.0 |
| Lochluichart (Extension) | wind farm | 18 | operational | 4.3 |
| Lochluichart East, Ardachy | battery storage | 36 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Carn Fearna Wind Farm | wind farm | 84.6 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Carn Gorm Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
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 (57.6687, -4.773).