Limekiln Wind Farm (79.8 MW)
Limekiln Wind Farm is a 79.8 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2025; the record was last updated on 11 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 June 2016 | Application submitted |
| 7 April 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 June 2019 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 21 June 2019 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 April 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 79.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Boralex/Infinergy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00005269
- Appeal reference
- WIN-270-8
- Turbines
- 19
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Limekilns Estate, Reay, Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 157 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 6005
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln Wind Farm EC00003170 | 72 | 14 December 2012 | refused 23 July 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 21 | operational | 1.6 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery | battery storage | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.4 |
| Broubster Forest | wind farm | 116 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (58.5285, -3.742).