Millennium Windfarm (40 MW)
Millennium Windfarm is a 40 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 July 2008; the record was last updated on 26 April 2010.
40 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 April 2010record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2003 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2005 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2006 | Construction started |
| 15 July 2008 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Development Company (RDC) Scotland (Ltd) for FALCK RENEWABLES
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 03/00505/FULL
- Turbines
- 16
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- 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
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4682
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Extension II | wind farm | 15 | 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| Auchteraw Energy Storage | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |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).