Broubster Forest (116 MW wind farm)
Broubster Forest is a 116 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 2 May 2006; the record was last updated on 2 May 2006. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2006 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 116 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2006
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Nr Reay
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 3284
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery | battery storage | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 21 | operational | 2.2 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.2 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 7.0 |
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 (58.5129, -3.6916).