Bunloinn Wind Farm (66.6 MW)
Bunloinn Wind Farm is a 66.6 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 April 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 2 April 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 2 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 66.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003304
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 4035m Sw/O Bunloyne Farm, Glenmoriston, Inverness
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 105 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9417
The scheme also includes 5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 | 3.8 |
| Beinneun | wind farm | 85 | operational | 3.8 |
| Beinneun II Windfarm | wind farm | 137 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Millennium Extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 8.0 |
| Millennium Windfarm | wind farm | 40 | operational | 8.6 |
| Millennium Extension II | wind farm | 15 | operational | 8.6 |
| Millennium East | wind farm | 49.6 | application submitted | 9.4 |
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 (57.1198, -5.0108).