Energy Incident Register
Planning applications / Councils / Highland
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Highland: energy planning applications

200 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Highland, 4.1 GW in all. 38 still in planning.

38In planning
51Granted or being built
48Operating
63Refused, withdrawn or closed

Battery storage 46 · Solar 19 · Onshore wind 135 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK

Alerts for applications near you

An email when an application near your postcode in Highland or beyond is added or decided, or an incident is recorded nearby. Free, nothing else, one click to stop.

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Every application in Highland, newest first

Latest decisions

Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal

Incidents on the register near Highland's applications

2 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

For a planning case

The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Highland, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).

Neighbouring planning authorities

Moray25Aberdeenshire264Orkney Islands39Aberdeen City25Na h-Eileanan Siar18Scottish Government (S36)596Marine Scotland31Angus84

Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.