Kyllachy Wind Farm (22 MW)
Kyllachy Wind Farm is a 22 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 5 September 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 September 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Estate (UK) Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005153
- Address (REPD)
- Kyllachy Wind Farm, Approximately 4km SW/O Tomatin & N/O Kyllachy Estate, Tomatin
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Kyllachy Wind Farm - BESS
- REPD reference
- 16785
Recorded together with Wind Turbines at Kyllachy Wind Farm (78 MW wind farm, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Wind Farm | wind farm | 92 | operational | 3.5 |
| Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 48.5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Corriegarth 2 | wind farm | 67.2 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Carr Ban Wind Farm | wind farm | 23.8 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Daviot Wind Farm | wind farm | 32.5 | refused on appeal | 7.8 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 8.3 |
| Moy Wind Farm | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 8.5 |
| Moy Wind Farm (2nd Application) | wind farm | 66 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (57.3412, -4.1598).