Gathercauld (15.6 MW wind farm)
Gathercauld is a 15.6 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 June 2009; the record was last updated on 2 December 2009.
15.6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2009record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2007 | Application submitted |
| 17 June 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2009
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 07/01813/EEIA
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Gathercauld, Ceres, Fife
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 107 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3513
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Reservoir | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.2 |
| Ferrymuir | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Fife Tractors, Drum Road | battery storage | 12.5 | refused | 8.0 |
| Devon Wood | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
| Clatto Farm Turbines | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 8.2 |
| Lingo Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Clatto | wind farm | 30 | refused | 8.7 |
| Over Rankeilour Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 29.9 | application submitted | 9.6 |
| Solar Panels & BESS | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (56.2745, -2.9301).