Glenshero Wind Farm (168 MW)
Glenshero Wind Farm is a 168 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 March 2022; the record was last updated on 10 March 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 168 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- RES/ SIMEC
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000517
- Turbines
- 39
- Turbine height
- 135 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 3730M NW Of, 1 Garvamore, Laggan, Newtonmore,
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 179 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6518
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.
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 (57.0119, -4.3869).