Acheilidh Wind Farm (Previously known as Lairg III) (79.2 MW)
Acheilidh Wind Farm (Previously known as Lairg III) is a 79.2 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 May 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 June 2024. 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 |
|---|---|
| 7 May 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 79.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004528
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Tigh An Alt Acheilidh, Rogart
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 11936
The scheme also includes 5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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.
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 (58.1697, -5.2802).