Aberarder Wind Farm (49.9 MW)
Aberarder Wind Farm is a 49.9 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 March 2023; the record was last updated on 17 August 2023.
49.9 MWwind farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 August 2023record last updated
Scotlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 July 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 April 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 April 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 March 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish & Southern Energy
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 15/00737/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2158
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 130 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 4.5km South East Of Aberarder House Aberarder Inverness
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- Time to decision
- 109 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 3371
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmaglass Wind Farm | wind farm | 94 | operational | 1.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.2569, -4.2422).