Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm (49.9 MW)
Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 February 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 February 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Infinergy Limited / Boralex
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 23/04690/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South West Of Loch Toftingall, East Of The A9 & North Of Halsary Wind Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13949
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale Wind Farm | wind farm | 43.2 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Strathy North | wind farm | 67.7 | operational | 7.1 |
| Cairnview, Bettyhill | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Phase 1 Bettyhill Wind Farm | wind farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Melvich Wind Energy Hub | wind farm | 57.6 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Strathy Wood | wind farm | 62.4 | under construction | 9.1 |
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 (58.5524, -4.0594).