Hill of Stroupster (36 MW wind farm)
Hill of Stroupster is a 36 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 7 November 2012; the record was last updated on 7 November 2012.
36 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
7 November 2012record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2012 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 07/00244/FUL
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Aukengill, Highland
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- REPD reference
- 3696
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tresdale Farm wind cluster | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 2.9 |
| Hill of Stroupster Windfarm | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 7.5 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Philips Mains, Mey | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Scoolary | wind farm | 120 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
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 (58.6391, -3.0715).