Longman Landfill, Stadium Road (9.9 MW solar farm)
Longman Landfill, Stadium Road is a 9.9 MW solar farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 March 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 27 March 2026.
9.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
27 March 2026record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- The Highland Council
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 26/00576/FUL
- Site area
- 56.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Longman Landfill Site, Stadium Road, Inverness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Longman Landfill, Stadium Road - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 19282
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Wind Farm at 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Inverness | wind farm | 133 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Fairways Business Park | battery storage | 50 | refused | 4.8 |
| Knocknagael, Essich | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
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 (57.4955, -4.2237).