Fairburn (43 MW wind farm)
Fairburn is a 43 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 June 2010; the record was last updated on 8 August 2011.
43 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
8 August 2011record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2005 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2009 | Construction started |
| 7 June 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 43 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 05/00436/FULRC
- Turbines
- 20
- Address (REPD)
- Fairburn Marybank
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 138 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4675
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairburn Extension | wind farm | 36 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Carn Fearna Wind Farm | wind farm | 84.6 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (57.5329, -4.6315).