Farr Wind Farm (92 MW)
Farr Wind Farm is a 92 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2005; the record was last updated on 17 September 2020. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2002 | Application submitted |
| 5 October 2004 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 April 2005 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2005 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 92 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy (formerly RWE npower)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 40
- Address (REPD)
- Tomatin Inverness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 108 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4676
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 48.5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Kyllachy Wind Farm | battery storage | 22 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Wind Turbines at Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 78 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 5.0 |
| Wind Farm at 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore | wind farm | 187 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Clune Wind Farm | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | wind farm | 101 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Moy Wind Farm | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 6.9 |
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 (57.3339, -4.103).