Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Longman Landfill, Stadium Road - Solar Array
Longman Landfill, Stadium Road - Solar Array is a planned power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 9.9 MW of capacity, operated by The Highland Council.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (planning authority), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Longman Landfill Site, Stadium Road, Inverness, IV1 1FG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Mar 2026 (ref. 26/00576/FUL, Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | The Highland Council | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 56.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.4973, -4.2210 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Longman Landfill, Stadium Road - Solar Array is the 701st-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,317th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9.9 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 701st of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,317th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,409th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 60 substations and 53 grid connections (27 operating, 565 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longman Drive Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Waterloo Place Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| North Kessock Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| DG - High grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| 9.9MW Export grid connection | Grid connection | 29.8 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Fairways Inverness Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 4.9 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.