Hill of Glaschyle Wind Farm (27.6 MW)
Hill of Glaschyle Wind Farm is a 27.6 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
27.6 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
Moraycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 June 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 13/00053/EIA
- Appeal reference
- 14/00001/REF
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 99 m
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Of Glaschyle Logie Forres Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4381
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clash Gour | wind farm | 225 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Cairn Duhie Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Ourack | wind farm | 105 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (57.5105, -3.6156).