Wind Farm at 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Inverness (133 MW)
Wind Farm at 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Inverness is a 133 MW wind farm project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 April 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 133 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Highland Wind Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005082
- Turbines
- 19
- Turbine height
- 230 m
- Address (REPD)
- 4.2 km west of Aviemore and 25 km south west of Inverness,
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Highland Wind Farm - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 16176
Recorded together with Highland Wind Farm (30 MW battery storage, application submitted).
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longman Landfill, Stadium Road | solar farm | 9.9 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Fairways Business Park | battery storage | 50 | refused | 3.7 |
| Knocknagael, Essich | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Carr Ban Wind Farm | wind farm | 23.8 | application withdrawn | 9.9 |
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 (57.4842, -4.2293).