Cairn Duhie Wind Farm (67.2 MW)
Cairn Duhie Wind Farm is a 67.2 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 February 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 2 February 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 2 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003225
- Turbines
- 16
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Cairn Duhie Wind Farm Ferness Nairnshire
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 149 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 7710
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Duhie EC00002087 | 60 | 5 November 2013 | replaced by a revised application |
| Cairn Duhie Wind Farm ECU00003225 | 67.2 | 26 March 2021 | approved on 2 February 2024, not yet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Glaschyle Wind Farm | wind farm | 27.6 | operational | 7.4 |
| Ourack | wind farm | 105 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Lethen Wind Farm Wind Turbines and Energy Storage | wind farm | 102 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (57.4644, -3.7059).