Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) (50.6 MW)
Rothes Wind (Cairn Uish) is a 50.6 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 November 2004; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2001 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2003 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 November 2004 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Natural Power Consultants
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 22
- Address (REPD)
- Cairn Uish, 10km south of Elgin, Moray
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3534
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothes Wind Farm (Extension) (II) | wind farm | 41.4 | operational | <0.1 |
| Cairn Uish Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 38.4 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Meikle Hill wind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Rothes Wind Farm III | wind farm | 132 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kellas Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | permission expired | 3.9 |
| Teindland Wind Farm | wind farm | 85 | application submitted | 9.4 |
| Brown Muir Wind Farm (resubmission) | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 9.6 |
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 (57.5373, -3.363).