Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Extension & Battery Storage (12.6 MW)
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Extension & Battery Storage is a 12.6 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 July 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 5 July 2024 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 July 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004487
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Creag Riabhach Wind Farm, Creag Riabhach, Lairg
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11376
The scheme also includes 37.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creag Riabhach Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | operational | 1.1 |
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 (58.2184, -4.4918).