Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission) (196 MW)
Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission) is a 196 MW wind farm project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 21 March 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 5 January 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 5 January 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 196 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 21 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Renewables UK / ESB
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001850
- Turbines
- 33
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- North Lewis, Isle of Lewis
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Time to decision
- 137 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 6665
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor) | wind farm | 652 | refused | <0.1 |
| Battery Energy Storage Park | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.8 |
| Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbine | wind turbine | 5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Pentland Road Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (58.2194, -6.3833).