Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tressady Wind Farm
Tressady Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 32.5 MW of capacity, operated by Wind Prospect Developments.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 5km north of Rogart and 2km west of Rilochan | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Jul 2013 (reference 13/02749/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Aug 2014 (appeal refused, reference 13/02749/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Feb 2014 (refused, reference 13/02749/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wind Prospect Developments | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 32.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units (2.5 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.0476, -4.1734 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Tressady Wind Farm is the 286th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 695th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 32.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 286th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 695th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,649th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 32 grid connections (17 operating, 243 MW) and 26 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tressady Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Torboll Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.2 km |
| CNOC na-Inghinn Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 13 km |
| DG - Lairg GSP grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 13 km |
| Lairg GSP | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Lairg Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3.52 MW | Operating | 14 km |
Operator and place
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- Deeping St Nicholas Wind Farm16.4 MW
- Frandy Hill14 MW
- Thornholme Wind Farm12 MW
- Burnfoot East Wind Farm (further extension)10.8 MW
- Fox Covert Wind Farm10 MW
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.