Dell Wind Farm 2 (59.4 MW)
Dell Wind Farm 2 is a 59.4 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 March 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 October 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 March 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 59.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Dell Wind Farm Ltd (Coriolis Energy)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003440
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Dell Estate, Whitebridge, Inverness-shire,
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- REPD reference
- 10774
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Wind Farm 14/02879/FUL | 50 | 29 July 2014 | refused 12 October 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stronelairg Wind Farm | wind farm | 228 | operational | 2.7 |
| Cloiche Wind Farm | wind farm | 125 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (57.1251, -4.4824).