Millennium Extension II (15 MW wind farm)
Millennium Extension II is a 15 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2011; the record was last updated on 5 May 2011. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 January 2009 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2009 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 April 2010 | Construction started |
| 1 April 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 May 2011
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy Ltd/Falck Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Millennium Windfarm, on The Achlain and Invergarry amd Aberchalder Estates, Glengarry Invergarry, Inverness-Shire, (nr Glen Moriston, Fort Augustus)
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2723
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Windfarm | wind farm | 40 | operational | <0.1 |
| Millennium Extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.7 |
| Millennium East | wind farm | 49.6 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Tomchrasky Estate Wind farm | wind farm | 84 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Beinneun II Windfarm | wind farm | 137 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Beinneun Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 23.8 | operational | 8.3 |
| Beinneun | wind farm | 85 | operational | 8.3 |
| Bunloinn Wind Farm | wind farm | 66.6 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Auchteraw Energy Storage | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (57.1552, -4.8836).