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Land 2.25KM West Of Riverside Cottage Forsinard

Decided Highland 25/04447/SCOP Scoping Applications

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Woodcock Hill Wind Farm - construction and operation of 11 wind turbines, a Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS), and associated infrastructure, located on Woodcock Hill, approximately 12 km south of Melvich, and 3 km north of the settlement of Forsinard

As published by the council, reference 25/04447/SCOP

Application record

Reference
25/04447/SCOP
Type
Scoping Applications
Status
Decided
Decision
Scoping Application Decision Issued
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
North, West And Central Sutherland
Parish
Melvich Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Scoping Application Decision Issued

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

37 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Highland has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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