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Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm (Re-design)

Name
Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm (Re-design)
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Site
Land 1580M SE Of Schoolhouse Forss Thurso
THC Reference
22/03558/FUL
Applicant
RES UK & Ireland Ltd
Proposal
Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm (Re-design) - Erection and Operation of a Wind Farm for a period of 35 years, comprising of 5 Wind Turbines with a maximum blade tip height 138.5m, access tracks, substation, control building, battery energy storage system, and ancillary infrastructure.
Deadline
12/01/2025
Status
Under Consideration
Capacity turbines
21.5 MW
Number of turbines
5.0
Height turbines
138.5 m
Comment
This is a highly contested application with hundreds of objections and hundreds of letters of support. This latest design has 5 very high turbines and a BESS very close to Thurso. There are no details given about the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS for short). Considering the imminent danger of a BESS the lack of detail is very concerning.

UPDATE: An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) has been submitted for the highly contested development. Representations can be sent in again.
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The Highland Council

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