Balnespick Wind Farm (55.8 MW)
Balnespick Wind Farm is a 55.8 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 February 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 March 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 February 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 55.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Olsen Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00004904
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- 5 km east of Tomatin, 6 km north-west of Carrbridge
- Council area (by location)
- not known
- REPD reference
- 14768
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenkirk | wind farm | 93 | refused | 1.7 |
| Tom Na Clach Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 31.5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Tom Nan Clach | wind farm | 39 | operational | 5.4 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | wind farm | 101 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Wind Farm at 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore | wind farm | 187 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Clune Wind Farm | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 8.2 |
| Lethen Wind Farm Wind Turbines and Energy Storage | wind farm | 102 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (57.3449, -3.8852).