Carn Fearna Wind Farm
Carn Fearna Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to the east of Garve within The Highlands Council area.
In April 2025, our Section 36 application for Carn Fearna Wind Farm was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. Our full application can be found on the Planning Documents section of our website or on the Energy Consents Unit website (Ref. ECU00004851).
It is proposed that Carn Fearna Wind Farm will consist of a maximum of 9 turbines with a mixture of blade tip heights up to 180 meters or 200 meters. This was reduced from a maximum of 14 turbines following engagement during the scoping process and further reduced following feedback from our first round of exhibitions and engagement with stakeholders including Garve & District Community Council and The Highland Council
Public Information Day
Come along to our information day on Wednesday, 7th May 2025 to find out more about our final application. Our project manager will be available to answer any questions and provide information on the process for preparing a representation to the Energy Consents Unit. A full copy of the planning application will be available to browse.
Wednesday, 7th May 2025
9.30am to 11.30am
Strathpeffer Community Centre, School Road, Strathpeffer IV14 9AG
1.30pm to 3.30pm
Garve Village Hall, Garve, IV23 2PR
Comments made to Statkraft are not representations to the consenting authority. Representations to the application should be made directly to the Scottish Government Energy Consent Unit, referencing Carn Fearna Wind Farm under application reference ECU00004851. See below for full details.
Public Notice
CARN FEARNA WIND FARM LIMITED
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
Notice is hereby given that Carn Fearna Wind Farm Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number 14542188, having its registered office at 19th Floor 22 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 4BQ has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate the Carn Fearna Wind Farm at approximately 1.5km north-east of Garve (Central Grid Reference 242260E, 862627N). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would exceed 50MW, comprising up to 9 turbines with a ground to blade tip height of up to 180 metres-200 metres. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.
The Company has also requested a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted.
A copy of the application, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:
| Location | Opening Hours | Address |
| Strathpeffer Community Centre |
Monday: 0900-1600 Tuesday: 0900-1600 Wednesday: 0900-1600 Thursday: Closed Friday : Closed |
Strathpeffer Community Centre School Road Strathpeffer Ross-shire IV14 9AG |
| Garve Village Hall |
Monday-Saturday: 0800-2200* Sunday: 0900-2200* *Please note that viewing at this location is available by appointment only. Viewing can be arranged by emailing garvehall@gmail.com |
Garve Village Hall Station Road Garve Ross-Shire IV23 2PR |
The EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at https://projects.statkraft.co.uk/Carn-Fearna/ or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00004851.
Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from 0800 772 0668/email: uk-post@statkraft.com) at a charge of £1,500 per hard copy or £15 on USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.
Any representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.
Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.
All representations should be received not later than Wednesday 4th June 2025 although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.
Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.
Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.
Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of two ways:
Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached;
or Reject the proposal
General Data Protection Regulations
The Scottish Government processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot.
A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by the Scottish Government, please email Econsents_Admin@gov.scot or write to Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.
Contact the Project Team
Representations on the project should be made directly to the Energy Consents Units following the instructions in the public notice.
If you have questions about this project, please contact the project team via the Get In Touch page, by phone on 0800 772 0668, by email at UKProjects@statkraft.com or by post by writing to FREEPOST Statkraft.
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