Outh Muir Wind Farm (12.5 MW)
Outh Muir Wind Farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 4 September 2014; the record was last updated on 19 September 2014.
12.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
19 September 2014record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 27 March 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 September 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 13/01898/EIA
- Appeal reference
- 14/00019/REF
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Cleish Hills Outh Knockhill Fife
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4608
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettly Burn Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 80 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Blairadam Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.6 | refused | 2.2 |
| Craigluscar, Craigluscar Road Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Dunfermline North Solar Photovoltaic Array/Battery storage | solar farm | 29.9 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Muirmealing Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.4 |
| Balado Windfarm | wind farm | 5.6 | refused | 8.0 |
| Kingdom of Fife Community Wind Park | wind farm | 12 | refused | 8.3 |
| Easter Muirhead Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.3 |
| West Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 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 (56.1373, -3.4988).