Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW)
Stronelairg Wind Farm is a 228 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 December 2018; the record was last updated on 2 January 2019. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 20 April 2017 | Construction started |
| 11 December 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 228 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00005242
- Turbines
- 66
- Turbine height
- 135 m
- Address (REPD)
- located approximately 11 kilometres to the south-east of Fort Augustus
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4597
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Wind Farm 2 | wind farm | 59.4 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Cloiche Wind Farm | wind farm | 125 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Culachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 57.6 | refused | 8.3 |
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 (57.1269, -4.5264).