Carn Fearna Wind Farm (84.6 MW)
Carn Fearna Wind Farm is an 84.6 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 June 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 84.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004851
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Carn Fearna Wind Farm, Approximately 1.5km NE/O The Village of Garve
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 14288
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Gorm Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 3.5 |
| Lochluichart East, Ardachy | battery storage | 36 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Kirkan Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.6 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Corriemoillie | wind farm | 54.4 | operational | 8.0 |
| Lochluichart | wind farm | 51 | operational | 8.9 |
| Fairburn | wind farm | 43 | operational | 9.5 |
| Fairburn Extension | wind farm | 36 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
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 (57.6132, -4.688).