Leapmoor Forest (30 MW wind farm)
Leapmoor Forest is a 30 MW wind farm project in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 11 May 2009; the record was last updated on 30 March 2011.
30 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 March 2011record last updated
Inverclydecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2006 | Application submitted |
| 11 May 2009 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 March 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Community Windpower
- Planning authority
- Inverclyde
- Planning application reference
- IC/2006/231/F
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Leapmoor Forest Nr Inverkip Inverclyde
- Council area (by location)
- Inverclyde
- REPD reference
- 3473
Who decides
| Applications | Inverclyde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berfern Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 1.9 |
| Rigghill Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 3.9 |
| Flatterton Farm, Flatterton Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Waterhead Moor | wind farm | 72.5 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Inverclyde Wind Farm (Corlic Hill) | wind farm | 24 | operational | 8.1 |
| Greenock Wind Farm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 8.5 |
| Corlarach Hill | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 9.6 |
| Auchentiber Road | battery storage | 700 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
| Dougliehill Water Treatment Works, Dougliehill Road | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 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 (55.8904, -4.8482).