Navidale (15 MW wind farm)
Navidale is a 15 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 October 2019; the record was last updated on 17 December 2019.
15 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
17 December 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2019 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 9 June 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 October 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Green Cat Renewables
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 17/02436/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2212
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land NE of Church of Scotland, West Helmsdale, Helmsdale, Highlands
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 94 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6194
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartymore Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.5 | refused | 4.3 |
| West Garty Windfarm | wind farm | 54 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (58.1219, -3.6469).