Achlachan Wind Farm (10 MW)
Achlachan Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 April 2019; the record was last updated on 24 June 2019.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 June 2019record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2016 | Construction started |
| 8 April 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 13/01190/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Achlachan Windfarm Watten
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4330
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Halsary Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | operational | 2.1 |
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Bad a Cheo Wind Farm | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 3.5 |
| Tormsdale -Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | application submitted | 4.4 |
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 (58.4489, -3.4546).