Edinbane Wind Farm (41.4 MW)
Edinbane Wind Farm is a 41.4 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 June 2010; the record was last updated on 2 December 2014.
41.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 December 2014record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2002 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2008 | Construction started |
| 21 June 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 41.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 02/00089/FULSL
- Turbines
- 18
- Address (REPD)
- Cruachan Brinn Mhicaskill, Edinbane, Portree, Highlands
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 272 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4674
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sca | wind farm | 40.8 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Ben Aketil | wind farm | 23 | operational | 4.6 |
| An Cleireach, Balmeanach Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 45 | refused | 8.2 |
| Glen Ullinish Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (57.4691, -6.4322).