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Caithness Current Lists CAITHNESS WINDFARMS No of Height to MW Location Developer turbines tip Metres capacity CONSTRUCTED 152 Forss 1 Renewable Energy Systems 2 78 2 01/00030/FULCA Boulfruich Anthony Hall 15 57 12.75 01/00306/FULCA Forss 2 Renewable Energy Systems 4 78 5 01/00380/FULCA Flex Hill, Bilbster Donald Miller 3 93 3.9 04/00017/FULCA Causeymire RWE npower Renewables 21 101.2 48 04/00093/S36CA Achairn James and Ronald Innes 3 100 6 04/00366/FULCA Baillie Baillie Wind Farm Ltd 21 110 52.5 04/00342/S36CA Camster E.ON UK Renewables Ltd 25 121.2 50 04/00573/FULCA Burn of Whilk RWE npower Renewables 9 116 27 06/00676/FULCA Wathegar 1 Whirlwind Renewables Ltd 5 101 10 10/00042/FULCA Bad á Cheò, Mybster RWE npower Renewables 13 112 32.5 12/02868/FUL DPEA Lochend Wind Harvest Ltd 4 99.5 9.2 13/02682/FUL DPEA RWE npower Renewables/ 12 113 36 05/00273/FULCA Stroupster BayWa R.e. UK Ltd. 1 110 2.3 13/04144/FUL Wathegar 2 Whirlwind Renewables Ltd 9 110 18 14/01082/S42 Achlachan Windfarm Watten 5 110 10 13/01190/FUL Whirlwind Renewables Achlachan amendment 5 115 <12.5 17/02176/FUL APPROVED 76 Halsary Scottish Power 15 100 34.5 09/00399/FULCA 15 112 34.5 15/01857/S42 DPEA amendment 15 120 33 17/04827/S42 Rumster Forest Rumster Community W E P 3 75 2.7 11/04522/FUL Hill Of Lychrobbie Dunbeath Mr Magnus Henderson 3 74 2.4 13/04194/FUL DPEA Achlachan 2 Whirlwind Renewables Limited 3 110 7.5 15/01831/FUL DPEA Cogle Moss (see amendment in Scoping) Muirden Energy 12 100 36 15/02769/FUL DPEA Limekiln (see Variation in Scoping) Infinergy 21 139 72 16/02752/S36 DPEA Golticlay Wind Farm E.ON Climate & Renewables 19 130 79.2 16/04966/S36 DPEA SUBMITTED BUT NOT YET DETERMINED 31 Camster II E.ON Climate & Renewables 11 126.5 <40 19/03015/FUL DPEA Bad Fearn Wind Farm, Dunbeath 8 180 44.8 EnergieKontor UK Ltd 20/00180/FUL Amendment (Addendum) 6 149.9 28.8 Drum Hollistan 2 Muirden Energy 7 123 35 20/00645/FUL DPEA Limekiln Extension Infinergy 5 149.9 21 20/01905/S36 DPEA Forss III Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire 2 125 8.4 20/04455/FUL SCOPING OPINION (or Pre-Application Notice PAN) 175 Camster Forest Simon Hutchen <20 60 Flex Hill Ext, Watten Environsol 3 125 6 - 9 Earls Cairn Eurowind UK 13 125 39 12/00317/SCOP Broubster Electro Green Energy Ltd 20 127 50 12/02889/SCOP Tofts of Tain Tofts Of Tain Wind Energy 3 74 2.4 12/03706/SCOP Northfield Parsons Brinckerhoff 2 74 1.6 12/03772/SCOP W Of March Cottage, Ulbster, Lybster Mr Norman McLennan 2 77 1.8 12/04127/SCOP Torranreach Mr Norman McLennan 4 77 3.6 12/04129/SCOP Red Moss Mr Norman McLennan 7 148.5 16.1 12/04168/SCOP Stemster Hill, Durran Tellus Energy Ltd 4 92.5 9.2 12/04424/SCOP Thusater Parsons Brinckerhoff 3 130 6 12/04537/SCOP Brabster RDS Element Power Ltd 10 120 30 12/04815/SCOP Achunabust Farm, Reay Mr G Grant 2 110 5 12/04863/SCRE NW Of Egnal Smerlie Lybster Polson Properties Limited 2 79 1.6 15/01387/SCOP Stemster Windfarm, Latheron 11 200 20-50 18/05006/SCOP Innogy Renewables UK Limited Amendment <13 <175 <49 20/00393/PAN Cogle Moss amendment Cogle Moss Renewables LLP 14 115 42 18/02355/SCOP Borrowstone Mains Forss Thurso Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Ltd 5 91 10 19/01652/SCOP Loch Toftingall Wind Farm, Watten Infinergy (Sett Wind Developments) < 6 138.56 20-35 19/02384/SCOP Tormsdale Wind Farm, nr. Westerdale Arise Windpower AB 16 149.9 70 19/03045/SCOP Dale Farm Dale Halkirk Clean Earth 2 150 20/00113/SCOP Hollandmey Wind Farm, Mey ScottishPower Renewables 11 149.9 20/03081/SCOP Limekiln Variation Limekiln Wind Ltd 21 149.9 88.2 21/01373/SCOP ECU OFFSHORE No of Height to MW Location Developer turbines tip Metres capacity OPERATIONAL 84 Beatrice Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd 84 198 750 12/01659/S36 APPROVED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION 271 MacColl 62 204 372 12/03359/S36 Moray Offshore Windfarm Ltd MacColl variation 17/05856/S36 Telford Moray Offshore Windfarm Ltd 62 204 372 12/03360/S36 Stevenson Moray Offshore Windfarm Ltd 62 204 372 12/03361/S36 Moray West Windfarm Ulbster Lybster Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Ltd 85 285 750 18/03309/S36 Dounreay Tri Floating Wind Project Dounreay Tri Limited 2 201 8-12 16/04775/S36 amended - see Pentland Floating SCOPING OPINION 6-10 Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm Marine Scotland 6-10 270 100 20/05164/SCOP SINGLES / SMALL GROUPS No of Height to kw Location Developer turbines tip Metres capacity CONSTRUCTED 80 Stroma View Mey Mr I. James 1 99/00109/FULCA Achavrole Farm, Halkirk North Highland College 1 6.5 00/00241/FULCA SE Of Middleton Cottage Occumster Peter Darmady 1 11.8 6 04/00165/FULCA Heath Cottage, Dunnet Mr Tom Sayles 1 12.5 04/00454/FULCA NW Of Torrie Dhu Mid Clyth Andy Margerison 1 9 6 05/00358/FULCA Ivy Croft Occumster Lybster Mr And Mrs Curran 3 6 05/00572/FULCA Glutt Lodge, Altnabreac Dunbeath Partnership 1 2.5 06/00072/FULCA Swallows Croft Claredon Thurso Vince Moore 1 6 06/00115/FULCA Old Mill House Lybster Mr J Blackwell 1 2.5 06/00296/FULCA West Of The Shop Berriedale Helen Moyra McCammont, 1 12 6 08/00037/FULCA East Of Mayfield Brickigoe Road Thrumster Mr. And Mrs. A. Scott, 1 11.7 08/00097/REMCA Achentoot Broubster Shebster Dieter Tuerlinckx, 1 10.5 08/00180/FULCA N Of Braehungie Latheron John Neil Mottram 1 1.8 08/00255/REMCA Achavar View Occumster Lybster Mr A Hall 1 18 10 08/00446/FULCA E Of Tannadice Upper Warse Canisbay Barry And Lysette Butler 1 9 08/00471/FULCA Lochdhu Lodge Altnabreac Halkirk Mr. Kevin Booth 2 17.4 08/00530/FULCA N Of Arundi Broubster Shebster Mr. S. Pagel And Mrs. A. Pagel-Wright 1 09/00061/MSCCA Wellback Farm Burn Road Scarfskerry Steven Hilton 1 09/00235/FULCA Tigh A'Bhuiridh Mey Mr. Richard Hunt, 1 8.5 2.5 09/00249/FULCA Muritai Upper Warse Canisbay Mr And Mrs Butler 1 09/00367/FULCA Middleton Farm, Forss Mr George Sutherland 1 11.7 6 10/00012/FULCA East Of Sunrise Cott, Roster, Occumster Mr C Flatt 1 19.5 15 10/01089/FUL Lochquoy Castletown Mr Mike Armitage 2 24.6 11 10/02490/FUL Crowe, Hawkhill, Keiss Mr D Crowe 1 17.8 6 10/02900/FUL NW Of Taldale Farm, Forss Mr Donald MacDonald 1 19.3 15 10/03869/FUL Harpsdale Mains, Halkirk Mr Roy Watson 1 24.8 11 10/03950/FUL Hill Croft, Dunnet Mr David Manson 1 17.8 6 10/04015/FUL Leafin, Newton Row, Wick Mr Graeme Bain 1 12.2 5 10/04215/FUL SE Of Mey Village Hall, Mey Mrs Irene Hendrie 1 20 20 10/04220/FUL Inkstack Barrock Mr John Inglis 1 13.8 15 10/04454/FUL Morimac Mey Mr David Morrill 1 2 10/04502/FUL Dunbeath Mains Dunbeath Mr Murray Threipland Dunbeath Estate 1 22.5 11 11/00233/FUL Cairnald House, Swiney, Lybster Mr Ian Gunn 1 27 20 11/00379/FUL Windyridge, Sibmister Road, Murkle Mr Guy Newson 1 20.3 10 11/01002/FUL The Tiltyard, Weydale Mr Andrew Sutherland 2 15 10 11/02505/FUL Remiggy, Forse, Lybster Mr Jim MacGregor 1 17.8 6 11/02253/FUL Oust Farm, Westfield Mr James Innes 2 19.3 30 11/02292/FUL N Of Balnatink, Dunbeath Mr Magnus Henderson 1 26 15 11/02387/FUL Bridle Way Canisbay Mr John Paul Body 1 24.8 11 11/02941/FUL Murza Farm Bower Shetland Wind Power 1 19.3 15 11/03239/FUL Upper Poldagon, Wick Mr Greg Hooker 1 24.9 11 11/03635/FUL Wester Olrig, Castletown Mr William Finlayson 1 24.8 11 11/03636/FUL Buldoo Farm, Dounreay Mr Alexander Mackay 1 27.2 20 11/03716/FUL Middleton Farm, Forss Mr Sandy Sutherland 1 25.9 60 11/03913/FUL Westfield Farm Thurso Mr John McKenzie 1 25.9 60 11/04070/FUL Newlands Of Geise, Janetstown Mr C MacIvor 1 27.2 20 11/04075/FUL Forsie Farm, Westfield Mr William Mill 1 26.2 60 11/04084/FUL Scrabster Quarry, Thurso Mr John Henderson 1 26.2 60 11/04104/FUL Dunhobby, Forss Mr John Henderson 1 25.9 60 11/04131/FUL New Black Smerral Latheron Mr Iain Black 1 33.6 50 12/00108/FUL NE Of Houstry Mains Halkirk Mr A Mackintosh 1 27.2 20 12/00200/FUL SE Of 1 Hallam, Forss Mr James Foubister 1 19.5 10 12/00224/FUL Brae Edge, Murkle, Castletown Mr D Budge 1 21 15 12/00306/FUL SW Of West Forsie Westfield Mr Paul Budden 1 20 11 12/00618/FUL SE Of Skitten Farm Wick Messrs B & J Mackay 1 27.1 20 12/00704/FUL N of 1 Hallam, Hallam, Forss Colin F MacKay & Son 1 19.5 12/01053/FUL NW Of Bequie, Weydale Mr Alistair Angus 1 19 10 12/01120/FUL Wick Airport Industrial Estate Sutherland Bros 1 22.4 10 12/01296/FUL NW Of Howe Croft, Lyth Neil Mackay & Son 1 26.1 20 12/01363/FUL Inkstack, Barrock Mr John Inglis 1 18.7 10 12/01762/FUL N Of Dondaig House Harland Reiss Mr Gary Manson Mackenzie 1 17.7 5 12/02570/FUL North West Of Netherton Bilbster Wick Mr D Miller 1 27.13 20 12/02765/FUL SW Of Kirkhill Calder Thurso Mr G Forbes 1 26.13 15 12/02778/FUL NE Of Lower Swiney Swineyhill Lybster Messers J & C Grant 1 26.2 20 12/03023/FUL NW Of Taigh Na Muir Dunnet R R Mackay & Company Limited 1 79.6 500 12/03638/FUL SW of Northbanks Ho Sibmister Rd Murkle Mr John Brock 1 19 10 13/00330/FUL SE Of Briary Cottage Barrock Mr Robertson 1 20.2 20 13/00448/FUL N of Farm Cottage Holbornhead Scrabster Holburn Head Farm 2 17.9 12 13/02576/FUL NE Of The Stables Lyth Mrs Liz Alexander 1 17.8 6 13/03435/FUL Glen View Weydale Thurso Mr Len Humphries 1 22.5 10 13/03525/FUL SE Of Thurdistoft Farm Castletown Mr George Campbell 1 34.5 50 13/04292/FUL SE Of No 2 West Watten Mr Andrew Campbell 1 19 12 13/04397/FUL NW Of Sacville Lodge, Bower Mr James Polson 1 17.8 6 13/04451/FUL APPROVED 43 Hillside House, Canisbay Mr William Dunnett 1 17.8 6 10/01743/FUL Rawnhallan Occumster Mr & Mrs M McIlhenny 1 8.2 11/00913/FUL West Of The Rowans, Moss Of Geise Pragmis Ltd 1 45.5 225 11/01340/FUL SSW Of Kennelfields Mey Messrs D B Angus 1 27.9 80 12/01234/FUL NE Of West Clyth Farm Occumster Fine Energy Ltd 2 34.4 110 12/03033/FUL N Of Weydale Farm Weydale 1 Renewables Caledonia Ltd 1 67 500 13/01544/FUL NW Of Sibster Mains Wick Mr Stephen Adamson 1 19 10 13/03979/FUL NW Of The Bungalow Halkirk John Gunn & Sons 1 27.1 20 13/04049/FUL NW Of The Chimneys Castletown Mr Roy Blackburn 1 17.75 5 14/00023/FUL N Of Glenview Latheronwheel Mr Graham Sinclair 1 34.5 60 14/00274/FUL N Of Glenburnie Janetstown Thurso Moor Leasing Ltd 1 21.5 10 14/00948/FUL N of Cairnfield Farm Weydale Thurso Moor Leasing Ltd.
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