Solar, wind and battery projects near Inverness (IV1)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IV1 (Highland): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Knocknagael, Essich (200 MW battery storage, approved on 4 February 2026, not yet built), 5.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IV1
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm at 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Invernesswind farm | wind farm | 133 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Apr 2025 | Highland | 0.3 |
| Highland Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Apr 2025 | Highland | 0.3 |
| Longman Landfill, Stadium Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 9.9 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Highland | 1.4 |
| Fairways Business Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2023 | refused Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Highland | 3.8 |
| Knocknagael, Essichbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Feb 2026 | Jun 2026 | Highland | 5.5 |
| Carr Ban Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 23.8 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2015 | Jan 2015 | — | Aug 2015 | Highland | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Streetbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Highland | 0.5 |
| Longman Pumping Station, Longman Drive - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Highland | 1.0 |
| Harbro Limited, Harbour Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Jan 2023 | — | Feb 2023 | Highland | 1.1 |
| Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road Solar Canopysolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Highland | 2.8 |
| Inverness Royal Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Sep 2020 | Mar 2020 | Highland | 3.9 |
Distance from the average position of the IV1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 230 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Highland decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
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 IV1, 1 project has 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.