Uisenis Wind Farm (165 MW)
Uisenis Wind Farm is a 165 MW wind farm project in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 September 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 18 September 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 165 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Uisenis Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 25
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
- Council area (by location)
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Time to decision
- 108 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11872
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uisenis/Eishken (Muaitheabhal) Wind Farm EC00005222 | 119 | 1 December 2004 | replaced by a revised application |
| Uisenis/Eishken (Muaitheabhal) (East Extension) EC00005223 | 21.6 | 5 August 2009 | replaced by a revised application |
| Uisenis/Eishken (Muaitheabhal) (Southern Extension) EC00002096 | 21.6 | 11 June 2013 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pairc Windfarm | wind farm | 94 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
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 (58.0422, -6.5474).