Hill of Nigg (7.5 MW wind farm)
Hill of Nigg is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 June 2015; the record was last updated on 1 July 2015.
7.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
1 July 2015record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- West Coast Energy
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 15/00093/FUL
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land South of Wester Rarichie Darm, Fearn
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3635
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigg Hill | wind farm | 10 | refused | 0.4 |
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 (57.7275, -3.9541).