Solar, wind and battery projects near Highland (KW13)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KW13 (Highland): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Strathy Wood (62.4 MW wind farm, under construction since 1 January 2024), 7.4 km away. Offshore, 1 wind farm is recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration (10 MW, under construction), 24.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of KW13
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathy Woodwind farm | wind farm | 62.4 | under constructionupdated Jan 2024 | Sep 2015 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2024 | — | 7.4 |
| Strathy Northwind farm | wind farm | 67.7 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | Jan 2007 | granted Nov 2011 | Jan 2016 | — | 8.2 |
| Drum Hollistan Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 35 | refusedupdated Jun 2020 | Feb 2020 | refused Sep 2020 | Jun 2020 | Highland | 8.5 |
| Melvich Wind Energy Hubwind farm | wind farm | 57.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2023 | — | Jul 2022 | Highland | 8.5 |
| Melvich Wind Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | 42 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | — | May 2023 | Highland | 8.5 |
Distance from the average position of the KW13 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration | 10 | under constructionupdated Dec 2019 | 24.5 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
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 KW13, 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.