Sandwick North St Community wind turbine (5 MW)
Sandwick North St Community wind turbine is a 5 MW wind turbine project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 November 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 21 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 November 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 November 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2017 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 November 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind turbine
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 21 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- SgurrEnergy
- Planning authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 1
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Point And Sandwick Power Beinn, Pentland Drive, Carloway, Isle Of Lewis, Western Isles
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Time to decision
- 146 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6178
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 | — |
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 (58.2756, -6.7568).