Strathrory Wind Farm (36 MW)
Strathrory Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2023.
36 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 March 2023record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2020 | Application submitted |
| 15 June 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 June 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 January 2022 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 20/00584/FUL
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Strathrory, 4km northeast of Ardross and 8km northwest of Alness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 96 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7476
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torr Leathann, Ardross | battery storage | 5 | refused | 0.3 |
| Torr Leathann, Ardross Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused | 0.3 |
| Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm Project | wind farm | 29.8 | operational | 5.0 |
| Coire Na Cloiche Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.9 | operational | 5.1 |
| The Smithy | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (57.7665, -4.2878).