Loch Liath Wind Farm (85 MW)
Loch Liath Wind Farm is an 85 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 April 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 September 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 April 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft Wind UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002182
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 9000M SW Of Glenurquhart High School Balmacaan Road Drumnadrochit
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 8482
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Bhlaraidh - Chrathaich Wind Farm | wind farm | 70 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Cnoc an Eas Wind Farm | wind farm | 44.2 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Druim Ba Windfarm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 9.7 |
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 (57.3283, -4.4845).