Hill of Stroupster Windfarm (29.9 MW)
Hill of Stroupster Windfarm is a 29.9 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 3 December 2015; the record was last updated on 18 January 2016.
29.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 January 2016record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 June 2005 | Application submitted |
| 1 May 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 April 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 April 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 November 2013 | Construction started |
| 3 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 05/00273/FULCA
- Appeal reference
- 06/00053/REFCA
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Stroupster, Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 252 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4121
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoolary | wind farm | 120 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Slickly Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Tresdale Farm wind cluster | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 6.1 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Lyth Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Hill of Stroupster | wind farm | 36 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| Lochend Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 7.8 |
| Lochend Holding, Barrock Wind Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 7.8 |
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 (58.5793, -3.1324).