Sallachy Estate Wind Farm (43.2 MW)
Sallachy Estate Wind Farm is a 43.2 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 May 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
43.2 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 May 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 43.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- WKN Sallachy Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 21/01615/FUL
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sallachy Estate Lairg
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Sallachy Estate - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 9640
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sallachy Wind Farm | 66 | 19 December 2011 | refused 17 November 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strath Tirry Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.8 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm- Wind Turbines | wind farm | 108 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Coille Linne Wind Farm | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Shinness Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Invershin Community Hall Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 222 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Chleansaid Onshore Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Achany Wind Farm | wind farm | 38 | operational | 8.1 |
| Lairg Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Lairg 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | under construction | 8.7 |
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 (58.0634, -4.4265).