Tormsdale -Wind Farm (50 MW)
Tormsdale -Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 October 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 December 2022. 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 October 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Arise AB / Lomond Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003335
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Tormsdale 1500M South, Bridge Of Westerdale, Halkirk,
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 6833
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad a Cheo Wind Farm | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 2.8 |
| Halsary Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | operational | 2.8 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 3.6 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 6.7 |
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 (58.4105, -3.4725).