Tomchrasky Estate Wind farm (84 MW)
Tomchrasky Estate Wind farm is an 84 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 6 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- E Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004663
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 185 m
- Address (REPD)
- 900m Ne/O Beinn An T-Sidhein Dalchreichart
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 128 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8364
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Windfarm | wind farm | 40 | operational | 3.8 |
| Millennium Extension II | wind farm | 15 | operational | 3.8 |
| Millennium Extension | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.5 |
| Millennium East | wind farm | 49.6 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Auchteraw Energy Storage | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Torrdhuin, Auchteraw Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Beinneun II Windfarm | wind farm | 137 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (57.1731, -4.8292).