Coille Beith (79.2 MW wind farm)
Coille Beith is a 79.2 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 79.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005173
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 15km Sw/o Lairg, 18km Nw/o Bonar bridge, Ullapool
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Coille Beith - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 16930
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.
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 (57.9692, -5.1221).