Lochend Holding, Barrock Wind Farm (21 MW)
Lochend Holding, Barrock Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 July 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 30 August 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 July 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Constantine Group Limited
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 24/02641/FUL
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- 600M NE Of 10 Lochend Holding Barrock
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Lochend Holding, Barrock - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 10656
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochend Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | <0.1 |
| Lyth Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 2.2 |
| Scoolary | wind farm | 120 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Slickly Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Philips Mains, Mey | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Hill of Stroupster Windfarm | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 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 (58.5949, -3.2631).