Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm (21 MW)
Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 26 February 2025; the record was last updated on 24 March 2025.
21 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
24 March 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 February 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 22/03558/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 138 m
- Address (REPD)
- 1580M SE Of Schoolhouse Forss
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 127 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 10633
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm 20/03833/FUL | 33.6 | 7 October 2020 | refused 9 March 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forss Extension (Forss III) | wind farm | 6.5 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Lythmore House, Technology Park Forss | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Forss Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Kirkton Energy Farm | wind farm | 52.8 | refused | 4.4 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Buckies Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 7.3 |
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 (58.5995, -3.6291).