Glencassley Wind Farm (69 MW)
Glencassley Wind Farm is a 69 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 November 2015; the record was last updated on 1 December 2015. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 17 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 69 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 23
- Address (REPD)
- approximately 12km north-west of Lairg, in Sutherland
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 175 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4585
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invercassley Windfarm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 12 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 59.4 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Achany Extension Wind Farm | wind farm | 76 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Caplich Wind Farm | wind farm | 68 | refused on appeal | 8.6 |
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 (58.067, -4.6548).