Lairg 2 Wind Farm (49.9 MW)
Lairg 2 Wind Farm is a 49.9 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2025; the record was last updated on 17 February 2025.
49.9 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 February 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 2 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 21/00849/FUL
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 2400M SE Of Cracrail Toroboll Lairg
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8884
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lairg Wind Farm Extension (Lairg 2) 19/01096/FUL | 34.5 | 18 March 2019 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lairg Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm- Wind Turbines | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Braemore | wind farm | 54 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Achany Wind Farm | wind farm | 38 | operational | 7.9 |
| Sallachy Estate Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Balblair Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (57.9913, -4.3673).