West Garty Windfarm (54 MW)
West Garty Windfarm is a 54 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 19 October 2018; the record was last updated on 27 November 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 May 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 19 October 2018 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 October 2018 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 November 2018
- Operator or applicant
- West Garty Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- EC00002075
- Appeal reference
- WIN-270-6
- Turbines
- 18
- Turbine height
- 120 m
- Address (REPD)
- West Garty Estate, Helmsdale, East Sutherland
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 203 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3919
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Garty Wind Farm | 12 | 9 October 1995 | refused 19 July 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartymore Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.5 | refused | 4.0 |
| Kintradwell Lodge Wind Farm | wind farm | 63 | refused | 5.2 |
| Navidale | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 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 (58.1142, -3.7875).