Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension)

19 turbines · operational · Highland

Wind farm facts

StatusOperational
County / regionHighland
Turbines19
Installed capacity79.8 MW
Turbine capacity4.2 MW
Tip height149.9 m
Operator (or applicant)Boralex/Infinergy
Turbine manufacturerVestas
Turbine modelV136

♻️ Project timeline

Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Scheme REPD 6005 Application submitted June 2016 Permission granted June 2019 Granted on appeal June 2019 Operational April 2025 Permission expired May 2027 Scheme REPD 7708 Application submitted May 2020 Permission granted May 2022 Operational April 2025 Permission expired May 2027

From application to operation, this scheme took about 9 years.

The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 7708, Operational): 5 turbines · 149.9 m tip height · applicant Infinergy / Boralex. Two schemes on one site usually mean a repowering or an extension — to be confirmed with the operator.

Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0. REPD ref 6005.

What the register tells us

The application was determined in about 36 months. Permission was ultimately granted on appeal in June 2019. A planning permission on this site expired in May 2027. The scheme has been operating for about 1 year. That works out at 4.2 MW per turbine on average.

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