Burn of Whilk (22.5 MW wind farm)
Burn of Whilk is a 22.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 August 2015; the record was last updated on 3 November 2015.
22.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 November 2015record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2007 | Application submitted |
| 30 March 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 May 2014 | Construction started |
| 7 August 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 06/00676/FULCA.
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Burn of Whilk Hill of Yarrows Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 214 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4122
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camster II | wind farm | 36 | operational | 6.9 |
| Camster | wind farm | 50 | operational | 7.0 |
| Golticlay Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 13.2 | no application required | 7.4 |
| Golticlay Wind Farm | wind farm | 72.6 | under construction | 7.4 |
| Wathegar 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.5 | operational | 8.7 |
| Achairn | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 9.1 |
| Wathegar wind farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 9.3 |
| Forse Wind Farm | wind farm | 60 | abandoned | 10.0 |
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 (58.3568, -3.2039).