Dalnessie Wind Farm (67.5 MW)
Dalnessie Wind Farm is a 67.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 February 2014; the record was last updated on 27 February 2014. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2012 | Application submitted |
| 26 February 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 67.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 27
- Address (REPD)
- Dalnessie, Lairg, Sutherland
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- REPD reference
- 3880
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chleansaid Onshore Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Strath Tirry Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.8 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Invershin Community Hall Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 222 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Sallachy Estate Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Shinness Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (58.124, -4.3301).