Beinneun II Windfarm (137 MW)
Beinneun II Windfarm is a 137 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 January 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 137 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Beinneun 2 Ltd
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004972
- Turbines
- 19
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 5 (km) northwest of Invergarry
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- REPD reference
- 15422
The scheme also includes 160 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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinneun Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 23.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Beinneun | wind farm | 85 | operational | 3.1 |
| Millennium East | wind farm | 49.6 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Millennium Extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.7 |
| Bunloinn Wind Farm | wind farm | 66.6 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Millennium Extension II | wind farm | 15 | operational | 6.3 |
| Millennium Windfarm | wind farm | 40 | operational | 6.3 |
| Tomchrasky Estate Wind farm | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (57.1009, -4.9153).