Beinneun (85 MW wind farm)
Beinneun is an 85 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 February 2017; the record was last updated on 31 July 2017. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2011 | Application submitted |
| 4 November 2012 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 15 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 16 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Octopus Investments/Blue Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 25
- Address (REPD)
- 8km west of Invergarry
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3787
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 | <0.1 |
| Beinneun II Windfarm | wind farm | 137 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Bunloinn Wind Farm | wind farm | 66.6 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Millennium East | wind farm | 49.6 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Millennium Extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 7.5 |
| Millennium Windfarm | wind farm | 40 | operational | 8.3 |
| Millennium Extension II | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (57.0956, -4.9655).