Dounreay Windfarm (17.5 MW)
Dounreay Windfarm is a 17.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 4 March 2005; the record was last updated on 12 September 2011.
17.5 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
12 September 2011record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 April 2002 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2003 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 March 2005 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 12 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 02/00166/FULCA
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent to Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment, Borrowston Mains, Forss, Thurso, Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3447
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Forss Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 4.5 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.7 |
| Forss Extension (Forss III) | wind farm | 6.5 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Lythmore House, Technology Park Forss | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
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 (58.5737, -3.7431).