Rosehall Hill Forest Windfarm (24.7 MW)
Rosehall Hill Forest Windfarm is a 24.7 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 February 2013; the record was last updated on 6 March 2013.
24.7 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 March 2013record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2005 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2011 | Construction started |
| 28 February 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2013
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 05/00429/FULSU
- Turbines
- 19
- Address (REPD)
- Lairg, Highlands. IV27 4EU
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4051
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achany Wind Farm | wind farm | 38 | operational | 2.9 |
| Achany Extension Wind Farm | wind farm | 76 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Inveroykel Wind Farm | wind farm | 191 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Strath Oykel Wind Farm | wind farm | 72.6 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Braemore | wind farm | 54 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 12 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 59.4 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Allt an Tuir Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Invercassley Windfarm | wind farm | 55 | refused on appeal | 7.6 |
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 (57.9956, -4.547).