Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm (108 MW)
Penicuik, Moorfoot Hills - Torfichen Wind Farm is a 108 MW wind farm project in Midlothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 February 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004661
- Turbines
- 18
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Penicuik & Ne/O Stow, Moorfoot Hills, Gorebridge village, Edinburgh
- Council area (by location)
- Midlothian
- REPD reference
- 13176
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcant Windfarm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.9 |
| Falahill | wind farm | 6.7 | refused | 5.5 |
| Wull Muir Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 5.8 |
| Mount Lothian Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Wind Farm at Greystone Knowe Wind Farm | wind farm | 75 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side | wind farm | 31.2 | operational | 8.2 |
| Spurlens Rig Wind Cluster | wind farm | 12 | refused | 9.0 |
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 (55.7781, -3.0572).