Achany Wind Farm (38 MW)
Achany Wind Farm is a 38 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 October 2010; the record was last updated on 8 August 2011.
38 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
8 August 2011record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2005 | Application submitted |
| 1 August 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 September 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 September 2007 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 April 2009 | Construction started |
| 11 October 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 19
- Address (REPD)
- Albany Estate, Achany, Lairg, Highlands, IV27 4
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3205
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosehall Hill Forest Windfarm | wind farm | 24.7 | operational | 2.9 |
| Braemore | wind farm | 54 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Inveroykel Wind Farm | wind farm | 191 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Achany Extension Wind Farm | wind farm | 76 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm- Wind Turbines | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Lairg 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | under construction | 7.9 |
| Sallachy Estate Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Strath Oykel Wind Farm | wind farm | 72.6 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (58.0019, -4.5).