Sandwick East Community Wind Farm (49.9 MW)
Sandwick East Community Wind Farm is a 49.9 MW wind farm project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 April 2019, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 June 2019. 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 |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2019 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Aquatera
- Planning authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Planning application reference
- 9/00189/PPDM
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sandwick East Street, Pentland Road To Achmore, Achmore, Isle Of Lewis, Western Isles
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- REPD reference
- 6673
Who decides
| Applications | Na h-Eileanan Siar | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (13%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 79.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine | wind turbine | 5 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (58.1699, -6.5704).