Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine (5 MW)
Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine is a 5 MW wind turbine project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 May 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 May 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 May 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 21 May 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 May 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind turbine
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Knock and Swordale Community Company
- Planning authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Planning application reference
- 19/00209/PPW
- Turbines
- 1
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sandwick North Street (Beinn B, Pentland Road To Achmore, Achmore, Isle Of Lewis, Western Isles)
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6323
Who decides
| Applications | Na h-Eileanan Siar | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (13%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 79.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 0.3 |
| Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission) | wind farm | 196 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor) | wind farm | 652 | refused | 5.9 |
| Pentland Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 6.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage Park | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Sandwick East Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.6 |
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 (58.205, -6.4802).