Forss Wind Farm (Extension) (5.2 MW)
Forss Wind Farm (Extension) is a 5.2 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2007; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
5.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2005 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2007 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2007 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 01/00380/FULCA
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Ex Navy Base Forss, Dounreay Thurso Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 93 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4679
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 | 0.3 |
| Lythmore House, Technology Park Forss | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | refused | 3.4 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Dounreay, Thurso | battery storage | 34 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 6.6 |
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 (58.6024, -3.6881).