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Ben Sca (40.8 MW wind farm)

Ben Sca is a 40.8 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 April 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025. 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.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

40.8 MWwind farm
application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area

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

DateStage
11 April 2024Application submitted

Project details

Technology
wind farm
Capacity
40.8 MW
Status (REPD)
application submitted
Record last updated
19 August 2025
Operator or applicant
EDP Renewables / Wind2
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application reference
24/01404/FUL
Turbines
9
Turbine height
150 m
Address (REPD)
Land 2800M SW Of, Edinbane, Portree
Council area (by location)
Highland
Contracts for Difference
AR5
REPD reference
16317

Earlier applications for this site

ApplicationMWSubmittedOutcome
Ben Sca 20/00013/FUL29.47 January 2020replaced by a revised application
Ben Sca 2 Wind Turbines 21/05767/FUL8.410 December 2021replaced by a revised application

Who decides

ApplicationsHighlandUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)16010,236
Refused68 (42%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1512%
Onshore wind refused61 of 11445%
Battery storage refused7 of 3116%
Median time from submission to decision52.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed20 / 20—

Other large projects within 10 km

ProjectTypeMWStatuskm
Ben Aketilwind farm23operational1.8
Edinbane Wind Farmwind farm41.4operational3.0
An Cleireach, Balmeanach Wind Farm & Battery Storagewind farm45refused5.3
Glen Ullinish Wind Farmwind farm49.9approved, not built5.6

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 (57.4432, -6.4425).