Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor) (652 MW)
Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor) is a 652 MW wind farm project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 April 2008; the record was last updated on 22 April 2008. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 November 2004 | Application submitted |
| 21 April 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 652 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 22 April 2008
- Operator or applicant
- Lewis WindPower (a joint venture between British Energy Renewables and AMEC WIND)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 176
- Address (REPD)
- North Lewis Isle of Lewis
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Time to decision
- 181 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission) | wind farm | 196 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage Park | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.8 |
| Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine | wind turbine | 5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Pentland Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 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 (58.2194, -6.3833).