Moy Wind Farm (40 MW)
Moy Wind Farm is a 40 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 27 January 2014.
40 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
27 January 2014record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 April 2011 | Application submitted |
| 29 February 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 February 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 February 2012 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Carbon Free Developments Ltd
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 11/01205/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2063
- Turbines
- 20
- Address (REPD)
- Tomatin, Invernessshire
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3719
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moy Wind Farm (2nd Application) | wind farm | 66 | operational | <0.1 |
| Daviot Wind Farm | wind farm | 32.5 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 5.4 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | wind farm | 101 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Wind Farm at 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore | wind farm | 187 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Clune Wind Farm | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Farr Wind Farm | wind farm | 92 | operational | 6.9 |
| Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 48.5 | operational | 7.9 |
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 (57.3888, -4.0488).