Bad a Cheo Wind Farm (26.7 MW)
Bad a Cheo Wind Farm is a 26.7 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2019; the record was last updated on 31 May 2019.
26.7 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2019record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 May 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 March 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 12/02868/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00052/REFCA
- Turbines
- 13
- Turbine height
- 112 m
- Address (REPD)
- Bad A Cheo Achkeepster Spittal
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 93 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4646
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsary Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | operational | 1.5 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| Tormsdale -Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 3.5 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (58.4205, -3.4292).