Wathegar wind farm (10 MW)
Wathegar wind farm is a 10 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2013; the record was last updated on 4 June 2013.
10 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2013record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 February 2010 | Application submitted |
| 21 May 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 10/00042/FULCA
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Wathegar Bilbster, Wick, Caithness
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3757
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wathegar 2 Wind Farm | wind farm | 18.5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Achairn | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 1.4 |
| Camster II | wind farm | 36 | operational | 2.4 |
| Camster | wind farm | 50 | operational | 4.3 |
| Cogle Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Watten Wind Farm | wind farm | 47.6 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Cnoc Morail | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 6.6 |
| Causeymire | wind farm | 48.3 | operational | 8.2 |
| Burn of Whilk | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (58.4393, -3.2257).