Kirkan Wind Farm (81.6 MW)
Kirkan Wind Farm is an 81.6 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 July 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 August 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 July 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 July 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2019 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 25 July 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 81.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001800
- Turbines
- 17
- Turbine height
- 175 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 3015M SE Of Aultguish Inn, Garve,
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 228 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6634
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Gorm Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Clach Liath Wind Farm | wind farm | 42.5 | refused | 5.9 |
| Lochluichart Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Carn Fearna Wind Farm | wind farm | 84.6 | application submitted | 7.5 |
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 (57.6503, -4.5829).