Lyth Wind Farm (24 MW)
Lyth Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 20 May 2014; the record was last updated on 3 July 2014.
24 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 July 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 26 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 May 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Eurowind
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 13/01832/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 14/00004/REFCA
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Lyth near Wick in Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4129
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slickly Wind Farm | wind farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Lochend Holding, Barrock Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Lochend Holding, Barrock Wind Farm | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Lochend Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 2.2 |
| Scoolary | wind farm | 120 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Hollandmey Renewable Energy Development | wind farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Philips Mains, Mey | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Hill of Stroupster Windfarm | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (58.5771, -3.2471).