Invershin Community Hall Wind Farm & Battery Storage (222 MW)
Invershin Community Hall Wind Farm & Battery Storage is a 222 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2025 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 222 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Garvary Wind Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003251
- Turbines
- 37
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- 4600m, Ne/O Invershin Community Hall, Invershin, Lairg
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 200 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Invershin Community Hall - Wind Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 8999
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strath Tirry Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.8 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Shinness Wind Farm | wind farm | 106 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Chleansaid Onshore Wind Farm | wind farm | 96 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Sallachy Estate Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Dalnessie Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.5 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |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 (58.1144, -4.4413).