Spittal Hill (21 MW wind farm)
Spittal Hill is a 21 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 May 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 11 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 December 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 May 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Spittal Hill Windfarm
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 13/04559/FUL
- Appeal reference
- PPA-270-2119
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Land 1300M East Of Spittal Hill, Spittal
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4471
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spittal Hill 07/00217/S36CA | 75 | 24 April 2007 | refused 13 June 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spittal Mains Quarry | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Spittal Mains, Spittal | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Mybster Farm, Watten | battery storage | 19.8 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Achies | battery storage | 162 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Wind Farm at Achlachan Windfarm | wind farm | 8.5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.8 |
| Cnoc Morail | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 5.4 |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 | wind farm | 6.9 | abandoned | 5.4 |
| Halsary Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | operational | 6.3 |
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 (58.4847, -3.4098).