Muckla Moor (249 MW wind farm)
Muckla Moor is a 249 MW wind farm project in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 11 June 2008; the record was last updated on 11 June 2008. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2008 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 249 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 11 June 2008
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 83
- Address (REPD)
- 4km NW of Herra
- Council area (by location)
- Shetland Islands
- REPD reference
- 3288
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Wind Farm | wind farm | 443 | operational | 5.6 |
| Hill Of Wethersta | wind farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| North Nesting Wind, Shetland | wind farm | 250 | abandoned | 8.2 |
| Sullom Voe Terminal, Callbackness | wind farm | 9.6 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (60.3895, -1.2081).