Halsary Wind Farm (34 MW)
Halsary Wind Farm is a 34 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2021; the record was last updated on 12 April 2021.
34 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 April 2021record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2020 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 09/00399/FULCA
- Turbines
- 15
- Turbine height
- 120 m
- Address (REPD)
- Spittal, Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 201 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4636
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Bad a Cheo Wind Farm | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 1.5 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.1 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Tormsdale -Wind Farm | wind farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 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 (58.4309, -3.4444).