Marine Scotland: energy planning applications
31 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Marine Scotland, 33 GW in all. 15 still in planning.
Offshore wind 31 · Wind across the UK
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Every application in Marine Scotland, newest first
- Machair
- Morven North Offshore Wind Farm
- Morven South Offshore Wind Farm
- Cluaran Ear-Thuath / Bowdun Wind Farm (Thistle North East) (E3)
- Bellrock
- Spiorad na Mara
- Marram
- Cluaran Deas Ear / Ayre Wind Farm (Thistle South East) (NE2)
- Fraserburgh - Buchan Floating Wind Project
- Cenos Offshore Wind Farm
- Muir Mhòr
- Moray Firth - Caledonia North Offshore Wind Farm
- Ossian
- Peterhead - The Salamander Project
- Culzean Floating Wind Pilot
- West of Orkney Wind Farm
- Green Volt - Offshore Wind Farm
- Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm
- Moray Firth - Caledonia South Offshore Wind Farm
- Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm
- Forthwind
- Seagreen Phase 1A
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project
- Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration
- Kincardine Offshore Windfarm
- Forthwind
- Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator
- Inch Cape
- Seagreen
- Neart na Gaoithe
- London Array Phase 2
Latest decisions
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near Marine Scotland's applications
22 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Gas leak at Cockenzie battery storage site under construction
- Edinburgh substation fire leads to power cuts
- Mechanical failure causes major substation fire and explosions in Edinburgh
- Solar panel fire spreads through roof of new flats at Ebbsfleet
- Fire at electricity substation leaves Rosyth residents without power
- Leak from solar heating system at Carnegie Leisure Centre Dunfermline
- Smoke reported at Townhill Road electricity substation in Dunfermline
- House fire reported to have started on solar panels in Carnoustie
- Wind turbine fire near St Cyrus in Aberdeenshire
- Explosion at Overgate substation near Dundee shopping centre caused by component failure
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Marine Scotland, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.