Solar, wind and battery projects near Stornoway (HS2)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HS2 (Na h-Eileanan Siar): 3 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission) (196 MW wind farm, approved on 5 January 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 5.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HS2
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentland Road Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operationalupdated Jun 2013 | Sep 2002 | granted Sep 2004 | Jun 2013 | — | 3.0 |
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Aug 2008 | granted Apr 2012 | Jan 2017 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 4.6 |
| Beinn Thulabaigh Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | May 2019 | granted May 2020 | Sep 2020 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 5.0 |
| Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)wind farm | wind farm | 652 | refusedupdated Apr 2008 | Nov 2004 | refused Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 5.6 |
| Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission)wind farm | wind farm | 196 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | May 2019 | granted Jan 2022 | Mar 2024 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 5.6 |
| Battery Energy Storage Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 7.1 |
| Arnish Moorwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | operationalupdated Feb 2010 | Jun 2001 | granted Sep 2001 | Feb 2010 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 8.1 |
Distance from the average position of the HS2 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 196 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Na h-Eileanan Siar decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Na h-Eileanan Siar | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (13%) | 19% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 79.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
All projects in Na h-Eileanan Siar
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near HS2, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.