Druim Fada (10 MW wind farm)
Druim Fada is a 10 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 9 August 2015; the record was last updated on 24 February 2016.
10 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
24 February 2016record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2009 | Application submitted |
| 9 August 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 August 2015 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- North British Windpower
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 09/00074/FULLO
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Loch Eil , Fort William , Lochaber
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 184 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3930
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
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 (56.8758, -5.1605).