Drum Hollistan Wind Farm (35 MW)
Drum Hollistan Wind Farm is a 35 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 September 2020; the record was last updated on 25 June 2020.
35 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 June 2020record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2020 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Muirden Energy
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 20/00645/FUL
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- the Sandside Estate, Land 2215M SW Of Under Keepers, Sandside, Reay, Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7686
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Hollistan Wind Farm ECU00000243 | 51 | 20 October 2016 | replaced by a revised application |
| Drum Hollistan Wind Farm 20/00645/FUL | 35 | 17 February 2020 | refused on 23 September 2020 |
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Melvich Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 57.6 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.8 | operational | 6.0 |
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 21 | operational | 7.6 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery | battery storage | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 8.7 |
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 (58.5485, -3.8389).