Solar, wind and battery projects near Avoch (IV9)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IV9 (Highland): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Wind Farm at 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Inverness (133 MW wind farm, application submitted on 31 January 2025, no decision recorded), 9.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IV9
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longman Landfill, Stadium Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 9.9 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Highland | 8.6 |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Highland Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Apr 2025 | Highland | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raddery Smithy Solar PV System Installationsolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Highland | 4.2 |
| 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 | 9.0 |
| Shore Streetbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Highland | 9.6 |
| Harbro Limited, Harbour Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Jan 2023 | — | Feb 2023 | Highland | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the IV9 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 | 10.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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. Near IV9, 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.