Planning application
Land 2.25KM West Of Riverside Cottage Forsinard
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
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Highland
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Scoping Application Decision Issued
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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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