Solar, wind and battery projects near Bonar Bridge (IV24)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IV24 (Highland): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Balblair Wind Farm (36 MW wind farm, application submitted on 14 March 2025, no decision recorded), 2.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IV24
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balblair Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 36 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Highland | 2.3 |
| Balblair Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Highland | 2.3 |
| Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm Projectwind farm | wind farm | 29.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2011 | Apr 2002 | granted Feb 2005 | Apr 2011 | Highland | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inveroykel Wind Farm Batterybattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | Highland | 4.9 |
Distance from the average position of the IV24 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.