Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm (48.5 MW)
Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm is a 48.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2022; the record was last updated on 23 August 2022.
48.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 August 2022record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 2 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 21 November 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 April 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 January 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 48.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 13/02441/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2115
- Turbines
- 20
- Turbine height
- 110 m
- Address (REPD)
- 10 miles south of Inverness, 3 miles south-east of the B851 and 3 miles west of the A9 trunk road and village of Tomatin
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 95 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4371
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Wind Farm | wind farm | 92 | operational | 1.8 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Wind Turbines at Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 78 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Kyllachy Wind Farm | battery storage | 22 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Clune Wind Farm | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Wind Farm at 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore | wind farm | 187 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | wind farm | 101 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Moy Wind Farm | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 7.9 |
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 (57.3207, -4.0857).